saffron
To add saffron to, for taste, colour etcTo add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
» Will you buy some saffron for me?
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5 sensesTo add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
saffroned water, saffroned rice
To give a saffron colour to (something).
To give a saffron colour to (something).
To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.
To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
(figuratively)To embellish.
Examples
10 sentencesWill you buy some saffron for me?
This rice has too much saffron.
Will you buy for me some saffron?
ruТы не купишь мне немного шафрана? — odexed
deKannst du für mich etwas Safran kaufen? — Esperantostern
My pepper is as good as your saffron.
ruМой перец так же хорош, как твой шафран. — Selena777
The most expensive spice in the world is saffron.
ruСамая дорогая пряность в мире — шафран. — nina99nv
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from MediInherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.
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Forms
saffrons, saffroning, saffroned, saffronedWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle