fennel
A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavorA plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
» This is fennel.
Это фенхель.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
Fenchel
фе́нхельfénxelʹ
фе́нхельfénxelʹ
(uncountable, usually)The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
фе́нхельfénxelʹ
фе́нхельfénxelʹ
(uncountable, usually)The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
Fenchel
фе́нхельfénxelʹ
fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
Examples
6 sentencesThis is fennel.
ruЭто фенхель.
It's like someone who thinks fennel is iron.
He selected the best fennels for the recipe.
Chewing on fennel seeds can keep your breath fresh.
That vegan restaurant is famous for its creative use of fennel.
Translations
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Origin
From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forFrom the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Proto-West Germanic *fenukl, from the Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, fēnoclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio and finook.
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Forms
plural: fennels| Singular | fennel |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- leaves used for seasoning:common fennel
- aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads:Florence fennelfinocchio
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable