cilantro
The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning…The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
» Koreans don't like eating cilantro.
Meaning
1 senses(US, uncountable, usually)The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
Koriander, Korianderkraut
кинза́kinzá
кінза́kinzá, коля́ндраkoljándra
parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
Examples
5 sentencesKoreans don't like eating cilantro.
Add some cilantro.
"Many people say it's like a cilantro flavor," said Walton.
Açorda alentejana was planned for lunch, so Lisa bought garlic and cilantro.
ruНа обед планировалась асорда-а-алентежана, поэтому Лиза купила чеснок и кинзу.
Some of the people in my lab used to like cilantro. Now they hate cilantro.
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a fFrom 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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Forms
plural: cilantros| Singular | cilantro |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish:corianderChinese parsley
- Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley:coriandercoriander plantChinese parsleyCoriandrum sativum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable