chadon beni
Culantro, a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisineCulantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.
Meaning
1 senses(Caribbean, uncountable)Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.
Origin
Borrowed from French chardon béni (“blessed thistle”): chardon (“thistle”) (ultimately froBorrowed from French chardon béni (“blessed thistle”): chardon (“thistle”) (ultimately from Latin carduus (“wild thistle; artichoke”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“to rub, scrape, scratch”)) + béni (past participle of bénir (“to bless”), ultimately from Late Latin benedīcō (“to bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) and dīcō (“speak”)).
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Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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