parsley
A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivarsA bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
» The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
Petersil, Petersilie
петру́шкаpetrúška
петру́шкаpetrúška
(uncountable, usually)The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
Petersil, Petersilie, Petersilienkraut
петрушкаpetrushka
(broadly, uncountable, usually)Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).
- aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
- annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
Examples
21 sentencesThe herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.
Tom doesn't like parsley.
Mary doesn't like parsley at all.
Give me a bunch of parsley.
ruДай мне пучок петрушки.
I like to have parsley in soup.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from AncienFrom Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root.
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Forms
plural: parsleysSynonyms
1 synonyms- annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves:Petroselinum crispum
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable