English

cilantro

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Noun

cilantro ‎(uncountable)

1. (US) the leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as an herb in cooking.

Synonyms

• (herb): Chinese parsley, coriander

Translations

Anagrams

• contrail

Spanish

Alternative forms

• coriandro (rare)
• culantro (rare, regional, obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier culantro, from Latin coriandrum (compare French coriandre, Italian coriandolo, Portuguese coentro) from Ancient Greek κορίαννον ‎(koríannon, “coriander”), κορίανδρον ‎(koríandron).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /θiˈlan.tɾo/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /siˈlan.tɾo/

Noun

cilantro m ‎(plural cilantros)

1. coriander, cilantro

Usage notes

• Unlike the English term borrowed from it, the Spanish term refers to both the plants and the seeds.

Related terms

• culantrillo

Descendants

• English: cilantro