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asparagus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /əˈspɛɹ.ə.ɡəs/ (US)
• /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.

Meanings

1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
2. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
   • At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher. 2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2013, Dining & Wine:
3. A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

Forms

Deriveds

asparagus roll · asparagus lettuce · aspartate · asparagus fern · asparagus root · asparagus pea · sea asparagus · asparagus bed · asparagus bean · poor man's asparagus · asparagus peas · asparagine · aspartic acid · asparagus beetle · sprue asparagus · wild asparagus · asparagus-like

Synonyms

sparagus · sparrowgrass · sparagrass

Translations (218)

xh imvane (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mi parakati (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · stq Speerjes (asparagus shoots (food)) · uk спа́ржа (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ar هِلْيَوْن (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · hy ծնեբեկ (asparagus shoots (food)) · dlm spirač (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · el ασπάραγος (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · br asperjezenn (asparagus shoots (food)) · xh umvane (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · tl esparago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mk аспара́гус (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · cmn 蘆筍 /芦笋 (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · no asparges (asparagus shoots (food)) · ckb مارچێوە (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ja アスパラガス (asparagus shoots (food)) · fo aspargus (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ar هِلْيُون (asparagus shoots (food)) · mn ᠯᠣᠣ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠬᠠᠯ (asparagus shoots (food)) · gl esparragueira (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mn хэрээний нүд (asparagus shoots (food)) · da asparges (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · frs spóógel (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fi parsa (asparagus shoots (food)) · nv chʼałdą́ą́ʼ (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fy sperzje (asparagus shoots (food)) · eu zainzuri (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · nv jádí nátʼoh (asparagus shoots (food)) · stq Speerjes (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ckb چاومارە (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sh вилина метла (asparagus shoots (food)) · ms asparagus (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sdc ipàramu (asparagus shoots (food)) · pl szparag (asparagus shoots (food)) · mi apareka (asparagus shoots (food)) · hu spárga (asparagus shoots (food)) · my ကညွတ်ရိုး (asparagus shoots (food)) · fur sparg (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fy sperzje (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ro sparanghel (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sq shpargull (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · no asparges (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · frs speerzje (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · la asparagus (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fur sparc (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · rm aspargia (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · pl szparag (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · vo sparag (asparagus shoots (food)) · ca esparreguera (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · et aspar (asparagus shoots (food)) · hi सतावर (asparagus shoots (food)) · kmr maroje (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · eu esparrago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sh каленац (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · is spergill (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · es espárrago (asparagus shoots (food)) · nod ᩉ᩠ᨶᩬᩴ᩵ᨾᩱ᩶ᨺᩡᩁᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · vo sparag (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · is spergill (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh vilina metla (asparagus shoots (food)) · az qulançar (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · rm spargla (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · bg аспара́гус (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ga lus súgach (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ms akar parsi (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · el σπαράγγι (asparagus shoots (food)) · pt espargo (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mn ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠨᠢᠳᠦ (asparagus shoots (food)) · eo asparago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sv sparris (asparagus shoots (food)) · eu zainzuri (asparagus shoots (food)) · da asparges (asparagus shoots (food)) · sc sparau (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · de Spargel (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · pt aspargo (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · stq Spoargel (asparagus shoots (food)) · es espárrago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ca espàrrec (asparagus shoots (food)) · ga lus súch (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · scn spàraciu (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ga asparagas (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · gd creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · hi शतावरी (asparagus shoots (food)) · cmn 蘆筍 /芦笋 (asparagus shoots (food)) · pdt Sparjel (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · frs speerzje (asparagus shoots (food)) · yue 蘆筍 /芦笋 (asparagus shoots (food)) · mk шпа́ргла (asparagus shoots (food)) · rm sparglas (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ro sparanghel (asparagus shoots (food)) · la corruda (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · rm spargia (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · hy ծնեբեկ (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · eo asparago (asparagus shoots (food)) · gl espárrago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ka სატაცური (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · frs spóógel (asparagus shoots (food)) · mk шпа́ргла (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · it asparago (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · gd aspàrag (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · pl asparagus (asparagus shoots (food)) · sdn isparau (asparagus shoots (food)) · fi ruokaparsa (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sk špargľa (asparagus shoots (food)) · kmr çavmark (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · se aspárggus (asparagus shoots (food)) · scn spàriciu (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fy asperzje (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fr asperge (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · la asparagus (asparagus shoots (food)) · pt espargo (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh vilina metla (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · pt aspargo (asparagus shoots (food)) · mk аспара́гус (asparagus shoots (food)) · tr kuşkonmaz (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fa مارگیاه (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · az qulançar (asparagus shoots (food)) · uk спа́ржа (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh kalenac (asparagus shoots (food)) · grc ἀσπάραγος (asparagus shoots (food)) · lv sparģelis (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mi apareka (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sl špargelj (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · grc ἀσφάραγος (asparagus shoots (food)) · ang eorþnafola (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ota اسفراج (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ga lus súch (asparagus shoots (food)) · yi ספּאַרזשע (asparagus shoots (food)) · nl asperge (asparagus shoots (food)) · hu spárga (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · nrf aspèrge (asparagus shoots (food)) · ar هِلْيُون (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sc sparau (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · grc ἀσπάραγος (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sl špargelj (asparagus shoots (food)) · rm aspergia (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ko 아스파라거스 (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mn ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠨ ᠨᠢᠳᠦ (asparagus shoots (food)) · et harilik aspar (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ka სატაცური (asparagus shoots (food)) · ang eorþnafola (asparagus shoots (food)) · gd lus-mòr (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · my ကညွတ်ပင် (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · eo asparagoj (asparagus shoots (food)) · th หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · nv chʼałdą́ą́ʼ (asparagus shoots (food)) · bg аспе́ржа (asparagus shoots (food)) · vi măng tây (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh вилина метла (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fi parsa (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · cy merllys (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mi huatau (asparagus shoots (food)) · it asparago (asparagus shoots (food)) · mn лууны сахал (asparagus shoots (food)) · cs chřest (asparagus shoots (food)) · nl asperge (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · se aspárggus (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · stq Spoargel (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · nrf aspèrge (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sl beluš (asparagus shoots (food)) · ga lus spreagtha (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sdn isparau (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mi parakati (asparagus shoots (food)) · ru спа́ржа (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mi pikopiko Pākehā (asparagus shoots (food)) · sv sparris (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · hi शतावर (asparagus shoots (food)) · sc sparau (asparagus shoots (food)) · arz اسبراجوس (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · pl asparagus (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · gl espárrago (asparagus shoots (food)) · fa سپارک (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · vec sparexara (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · be спа́ржа (asparagus shoots (food)) · oc esparga (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ja アスパラガス (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ms sapersi (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · be спа́ржа (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sh каленац (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh шпарога (asparagus shoots (food)) · cs chřest (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · mn аспарагус (asparagus shoots (food)) · pdt Sparjel (asparagus shoots (food)) · fr asperge (asparagus shoots (food)) · th หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (asparagus shoots (food)) · ga asparagas (asparagus shoots (food)) · eo asparagoj (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sc sparau (asparagus shoots (food)) · el σπαράγγι (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ru спа́ржа (asparagus shoots (food)) · grc ἀσφάραγος (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ko 아스파라거스 (asparagus shoots (food)) · mn хэрээн нүд (asparagus shoots (food)) · fa مارچوبه (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · ast espárragu (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sk špargľa (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · tr kuşkonmaz (asparagus shoots (food)) · acw هِلْيون (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · lt smidras (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · gd creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich (asparagus shoots (food)) · kmr kilig (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · cy asbaragws (asparagus shoots (food)) · lo ໜໍ່ໄມ້ຟະລັ່ງ (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sh šparoga (asparagus shoots (food)) · fo aspargus (asparagus shoots (food)) · de Spargel (asparagus shoots (food)) · gag kuş konmaz (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sl beluš (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · la corruda (asparagus shoots (food)) · ga lus súgach (asparagus shoots (food)) · vec spàraxo (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · sdc ipàramu (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · is aspas (asparagus shoots (food)) · sh kalenac (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · yue 露筍 /露笋 (asparagus shoots (food)) · vi măng tây (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) · fy asperzje (asparagus shoots (food)) · kmr kiling (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis)