fenugreek
English

Fenugreek seeds
Etymology
From Middle English fenygreke, fenegrek, from Old French fenugrec, fengrec, from Latin foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), “Greek hay”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/, /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/
- Hyphenation: fen‧u‧greek
Noun
fenugreek (usually uncountable, plural fenugreeks)
- A leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
- The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Synonyms
Translations
plant and vegetable
spice
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