Asparagus

//əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs//

Synonyms for "asparagus" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
asparagus officinalis

Strong matches (3)

Related words (4)

Noun(2 words)
sparagussparrowgrass

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

5 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

capable of

1 entries

derived

17 entries

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

is a

3 entries

related to

24 entries

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Translations

216 translations across 84 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shpargull noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • ἀσπάραγος noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • ἀσπάραγος noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • ἀσφάραγος noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • ἀσφάραγος noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Arabic

4 entries
  • اسبراجوس noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • هِلْيون noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • هِلْيَوْن noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • هِلْيُون noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ծնեբեկ noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • ծնեբեկ noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Asturian

1 entries
  • espárragu noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • qulançar noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • qulançar noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Basque

3 entries
  • esparrago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • zainzuri noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • zainzuri noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Belarusian

2 entries
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Breton

1 entries
  • asperjezenn noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • аспара́гус noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • аспе́ржа noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Burmese

2 entries
  • ကညွတ်ပင် noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • ကညွတ်ရိုး noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Campidanese Sardinian

2 entries
  • sparau noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparau noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Catalan

2 entries
  • esparreguera noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • espàrrec noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 蘆筍 /芦笋 noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • 露筍 /露笋 noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 蘆筍 /芦笋 noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • 蘆筍 /芦笋 noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Czech

2 entries
  • chřest noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • chřest noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • spirač noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Danish

2 entries
  • asparges noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparges noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Dutch

2 entries
  • asperge noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asperge noun (asparagus shoots (food))

East Frisian Low Saxon

4 entries
  • speerzje noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • speerzje noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • spóógel noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spóógel noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Esperanto

4 entries
  • asparago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparago noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • asparagoj noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparagoj noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Estonian

2 entries
  • aspar noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • harilik aspar noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Faroese

2 entries
  • aspargus noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • aspargus noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Finnish

3 entries
  • parsa noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • parsa noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • ruokaparsa noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

French

2 entries
  • asperge noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asperge noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Friulian

2 entries
  • sparc noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparg noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Gagauz

1 entries
  • kuş konmaz noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Galician

3 entries
  • esparragueira noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • espárrago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • espárrago noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Gallurese

2 entries
  • isparau noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • isparau noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Georgian

2 entries
  • სატაცური noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • სატაცური noun (asparagus shoots (food))

German

2 entries
  • Spargel noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • Spargel noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Greek

3 entries
  • ασπάραγος noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • σπαράγγι noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • σπαράγγι noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Hindi

3 entries
  • शतावर noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • शतावरी noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • सतावर noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Hungarian

2 entries
  • spárga noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spárga noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Icelandic

3 entries
  • aspas noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • spergill noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spergill noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Irish

4 entries
  • asparagas noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparagas noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • lus spreagtha noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • lus súch noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Italian

2 entries
  • asparago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparago noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Japanese

2 entries
  • アスパラガス noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • アスパラガス noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Korean

2 entries
  • 아스파라거스 noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • 아스파라거스 noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Lao

1 entries
  • ໜໍ່ໄມ້ຟະລັ່ງ noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Latin

4 entries
  • asparagus noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparagus noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • corruda noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • corruda noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Latvian

1 entries
  • sparģelis noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • smidras noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • аспара́гус noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • аспара́гус noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • шпа́ргла noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • шпа́ргла noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Malay

3 entries
  • akar parsi noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparagus noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sapersi noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • аспарагус noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • лууны сахал noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • хэрээн нүд noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • хэрээний нүд noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Māori

4 entries
  • apareka noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • apareka noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • huatau noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • parakati noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Navajo

3 entries
  • chʼałdą́ą́ʼ noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • chʼałdą́ą́ʼ noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • jádí nátʼoh noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Norman

2 entries
  • aspèrge noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • aspèrge noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • kilig noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • kiling noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • maroje noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • çavmark noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Northern Sami

2 entries
  • aspárggus noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • aspárggus noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Northern Thai

1 entries
  • ᩉ᩠ᨶᩬᩴ᩵ᨾᩱ᩶ᨺᩡᩁᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • asparges noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparges noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Occitan

1 entries
  • esparga noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Old English

2 entries
  • eorþnafola noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • eorþnafola noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اسفراج noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Persian

3 entries
  • سپارک noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • مارچوبه noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • مارگیاه noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Sparjel noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • Sparjel noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Polish

4 entries
  • asparagus noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asparagus noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • szparag noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • szparag noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Portuguese

4 entries
  • aspargo noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • aspargo noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • espargo noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • espargo noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Romanian

2 entries
  • sparanghel noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparanghel noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Romansch

4 entries
  • aspargia noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • aspergia noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spargia noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spargla noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Russian

2 entries
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Sardinian

2 entries
  • sparau noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparau noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Sassarese

2 entries
  • ipàramu noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • ipàramu noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Saterland Frisian

4 entries
  • Speerjes noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • Speerjes noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • Spoargel noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • Spoargel noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • aspàrag noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • lus-mòr noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kalenac noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • kalenac noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • vilina metla noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • vilina metla noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Sicilian

2 entries
  • spàraciu noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spàriciu noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Slovak

2 entries
  • špargľa noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • špargľa noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Slovene

4 entries
  • beluš noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • beluš noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • špargelj noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • špargelj noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Spanish

2 entries
  • espárrago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • espárrago noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Swedish

2 entries
  • sparris noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparris noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Tagalog

1 entries
  • esparago noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Thai

2 entries
  • หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Turkish

2 entries
  • kuşkonmaz noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • kuşkonmaz noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • спа́ржа noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Venetan

2 entries
  • sparexara noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • spàraxo noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • măng tây noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • măng tây noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Volapük

2 entries
  • sparag noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sparag noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Welsh

2 entries
  • asbaragws noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • merllys noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

West-Frisian

4 entries
  • asperzje noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • asperzje noun (asparagus shoots (food))
  • sperzje noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • sperzje noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Xhosa

2 entries
  • imvane noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)
  • umvane noun (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ספּאַרזשע noun (asparagus shoots (food))

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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How many minutes shall I boil this frozen asparagus?

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You can still get asparagus in the winter.

Source: tatoeba (279611)

Tom eats asparagus, but his brother doesn't.

Source: tatoeba (1025857)

I haven't eaten asparagus in a long time.

Source: tatoeba (1847809)

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