Cilantro
//sɪˈlæntɹəʊ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. US, uncountable, usually
- 2 parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish wordnet
- 3 Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley wordnet
Example
More examples"Koreans don't like eating cilantro."
Etymology
From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.
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