tarragon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون‎ (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “edder-wort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”).

Pronunciation

(General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈtæɹəɡɑn/, /ˈtæɹəɡən/
(General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹəɡɑn/, /ˈtɛɹəɡən/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtæɹəɡən/
Hyphenation: tar‧ra‧gon

Noun

tarragon (usually uncountable, plural tarragons)

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Synonyms

estragon, dragon's wort, French tarragon, Russian tarragon, silky wormwood, wild tarragon

Translations

perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus

Arabic: طَرْخُون‎ m (ṭarḵūn)
Armenian: թարխուն (hy) (tʿarxun)
Catalan: estragó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蛇蒿 (zh) (shéhāo), 龍蒿 (zh), 龙蒿 (zh) (lónghāo), 狹葉青蒿, 狭叶青蒿 (xiáyè qīnghāo), 他拉根香草 (tālāgēn xiāngcǎo), 香艾菊 (xiāng'àijú)
Czech: pelyněk kozalec (cs) m
Danish: estragon (da) c
Dutch: dragon (nl)
Esperanto: estragono
Finnish: rakuuna (fi)
French: estragon (fr)
Georgian: ტარხუნა (ka) (ṭarxuna)
German: Estragon (de) m
Greek: εστραγκόν n (estragkón)
Hungarian: tárkony (hu)
Ido: estragono (io)
Irish: dragan m

Italian: estragone, dragoncello (it)
Korean: 타라곤 (taragon)
Manx: dragane m
Persian: ترخون‎ (fa)
Polish: estragon (pl) m
Portuguese: estragão m
Romanian: tarhon (ro) m
Russian: эстраго́н (ru) m (estragón), тарху́н (ru) m (tarxún)
Serbo-Croatian: estragon (sh) m, taragon m, tarkanj m
Slovene: pehtran (sl) m
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: estragon m
Spanish: estragón m
Swedish: dragon (sv) c
Tagalog: estragon
Welsh: taragon m, amgwyn m

the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus

Arabic: طَرْخُون‎ m (ṭarḵūn)
Armenian: թարխուն (hy) (tʿarxun)
Catalan: estragó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蛇蒿 (zh) (shéhāo), 龍蒿 (zh), 龙蒿 (zh) (lónghāo), 狹葉青蒿, 狭叶青蒿 (xiáyè qīnghāo), 他拉根香草 (tālāgēn xiāngcǎo), 香艾菊 (xiāng'àijú)
Czech: estragon (cs) m
Danish: estragon (da) c
Esperanto: estragono
Finnish: rakuuna (fi)
Georgian: ტარხუნა (ka) (ṭarxuna)
German: Estragon (de)
Greek: εστραγκόν n (estragkón)
Hungarian: tárkony (hu)
Ido: estragono (io)

Irish: dragan m
Manx: dragane m
Persian: ترخون‎ (fa) (tarxun)
Polish: estragon (pl) m
Portuguese: estragão m
Russian: эстраго́н (ru) m (estragón), тарху́н (ru) m (tarxún)
Slovene: pehtran (sl) m
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: estragon m
Spanish: estragón m
Swedish: dragon (sv) c
Tagalog: estragon
Welsh: taragon m, amgwyn m

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Translations to be checked

Estonian: ^{(please verify)} estragon (et)

Italian: ^{(please verify)} dragoncello (it) m

References

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