different between cilantro vs celery

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.

English

Etymology

From French céleri, from Lombard sèller, from Latin sel?num, from Ancient Greek ??????? (sél?non). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l.?.?i/
• Homophone: salary (in some accents)

Noun

celery (usually uncountable, plural celeries)

1. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
2. (uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
3. A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

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