different between chervil vs cilantro

English

Etymology

From Middle English chervell, from Old English cerfelle, from Anglo-Norman chervele (compare Jèrriais chèrfi), from Latin chaerephylla, plural of chaerephyllum, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (khairéphullon)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t???(?)v?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?l

Noun

chervil (countable and uncountable, plural chervils)

1. (countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
2. (uncountable) leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.

Synonyms

• (plant): garden chervil, French parsley
• (leaves of herb): gourmet's parsley

Derived terms

• sea chervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum)
• turnip rooted chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
• bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis)
• wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Translations

References

• chervil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• chilver

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Spanish cilantro, from Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /si?l?nt?o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /si?lænt???/

Noun

cilantro (usually uncountable, plural cilantros)

1. (US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.

Synonyms

• (herb): Chinese parsley, coriander

Translations

Anagrams

• contrail, cortinal, crotalin

Spanish

Alternative forms

• coriandro (rare)
• culantro (rare, regional, obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier culantro, from Latin coriandrum (compare French coriandre, Italian coriandolo, Portuguese coentro) from Ancient Greek ????????? (koríannon, “coriander”), ?????????? (koríandron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?i?lant?o/, [?i?lãn?.t??o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /si?lant?o/, [si?lãn?.t??o]

Noun

cilantro m (plural cilantros)

1. coriander, cilantro

Usage notes

• Unlike the English term borrowed from it, the Spanish term refers to both the plants and the seeds.

Related terms

• culantrillo

Descendants

• ? English: cilantro

Further reading

• “cilantro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.