cardamom
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon), from κάρδαμον (kárdamon, “cress”) + ἄμωμον (ámōmon), the name of a some eastern spice. Possibly ultimately from or cognate with Anatolian; see Proto-Anatolian *karsani- (“soapweed”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.də.məm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/, /ˈkɑɹ.dəˌmɑm/
Noun
cardamom (countable and uncountable, plural cardamoms)
- The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb.
- The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
- (uncommon, inexact) Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the East African A. melegueta.
Synonyms
- (spice): elaichi, queen of spices
Translations
E. cardamomum
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its seed or seed capsule
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grains of paradise — see grains of paradise
References
- “cardamom, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1888. - Weeks, Hittite Vocabulary: An Anatolian Appendix to Buck‘sDictionary of SelectedSynonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
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