coriandre

French

Etymology

From Old French coriandre, borrowed from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίανδρον (koríandron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁjɑ̃dʁ/
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Noun

coriandre f (plural coriandres)

  1. (countable) coriander (the plant)
  2. (uncountable) coriander (the herb and spice)

Further reading


Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon).

Noun

coriandre f (oblique plural coriandres, nominative singular coriandre, nominative plural coriandres)

  1. coriander
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 165 of this essay:
      les doit on cuire en plante d’eaue avec d’orge et avec coriandre nouvelle ou laictue ou avec fruitz frois
      one must cook them with barley, fresh coriander or lettuce or with cold fruits

Descendants

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