different between basil vs pistou
basil
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /?bæz.?l/
- Rhymes: -æz?l
- Homophone: Basil
- (Canada, US) IPA(key): /?be?.z?l/
- Rhymes: -e?z?l
Etymology 1
From Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (basilikón, “royal”), from ???????? (basileús, “king”).
Noun
basil (usually uncountable, plural basils)
- A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
- The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
- Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
Synonyms
- (plant): albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- basil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ocimum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ocimum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Variant of bezel.
Noun
basil (plural basils)
- The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
- apply it to the Basil of your Iron, in such a Position, that it may bear upon the whole breadth of the Basil ; and so working the Stone over the Basil , you will quickly wear the courser grating
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
Verb
basil (third-person singular simple present basils, present participle basilling, simple past and past participle basilled)
- (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
Synonyms
- bevel, sharpen
Etymology 3
Corrupted from English basan, from French basane, from Late Latin basanium, from Arabic ???????? (bi??na, “lining”).
Noun
basil (plural basils)
- The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Synonyms
- basan, bazil
Anagrams
- Bails, Blais, Salib, bails, labis, sabil
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch bacil, from French bacille, from German Bazillus or translingual Bacillus, coined by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?bas?l]
- Hyphenation: ba?sil
Noun
basil
- bacillus
Etymology 2
From English basil, from Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (basilikón, “royal”), from ???????? (basileús, “king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?bas?l]
- Hyphenation: ba?sil
Noun
basil
- basil
Further reading
- “basil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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pistou
English
Etymology
French, from Late Latin pist?re (“to crush”).
Noun
pistou (uncountable)
- A cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil.
Coordinate terms
- persillade
- pesto
Anagrams
- putois
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