celery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /-ɾi/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsɛləɹi/ New Zealand, salary–celery merger
- /ˈsɛləɾi/ (Wales)
- /ˈsɛləɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈseləɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈsɛləɾe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsɛlɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈsæləɹi/ Australia, salary–celery merger
- /ˈsɛləɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɾɪ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
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(uncountable, usually) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 58:
- (uncountable, usually) A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sellary | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| celeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cellery | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Chinese celery · celeryless · celery lettuce · celeried · celtuce · celery pine · sea celery · Indian celery · shrub celery · water celery · leaf celery · celeriac · celery salt · celery cabbage · celery vase · wild celery · celery root · celerylike · knob celery · celery seed
Translations (160)
xmf სონა (herb) · yue 西芹 (herb) · sc àpiu (herb) · de Staudensellerie (the stalks of this herb) · az kərəviz (herb) · ug كەرەپشە (herb) · pl seler naciowy (herb) · ug چىڭسەي (herb) · th เซเลรี่ (herb) · arz كرفس (herb) · os маламар (herb) · ml അയമോദകം (herb) · mi harere (the stalks of this herb) · vo sälärid (herb) · lij sellou (herb) · kmr kerefs (herb) · nl bleekselderij (the stalks of this herb) · ary كرافس (herb) · uk селе́ра (the stalks of this herb) · nap accio (the stalks of this herb) · nap accio (herb) · yi צעלניק (herb) · uz selderey (herb) · fr céleri (the stalks of this herb) · tr kereviz (the stalks of this herb) · scn accia (herb) · kl selleri (herb) · uk сале́ра (herb) · wa celeri (herb) · it sedano (the stalks of this herb) · da selleri (herb) · ca api (herb) · af seldery (herb) · it appio (the stalks of this herb) · mi harere (herb) · hy կարոս (herb) · ky сельдерей (herb) · lij sellao (herb) · dsb selerij (herb) · nl selderie (herb) · lo ຜັນເຊເລຣີ (herb) · hu szárzeller (herb) · nl selderij (herb) · gl apio (the stalks of this herb) · hi अजमोद (herb) · acw كرَفس (the stalks of this herb) · be сале́ра (herb) · es apio (herb) · ja セロリ (herb) · pt aipo (the stalks of this herb) · ka ნიახური (herb) · pl seler (the stalks of this herb) · uk селе́ра (herb) · txb ajamot (herb) · cmn 芹菜 (herb) · grc σέλινον (herb) · nds Selleree (herb) · fr céleri (herb) · mn майлз (herb) · acw كرَفس (herb) · ms seladeri (herb) · dsb měrik (herb) · mt karfus (herb) · nv hazaʼaleetsoh (the stalks of this herb) · pl seler (herb) · tl apyo (herb) · ia seleri (herb) · hu zeller (herb) · af selderystingel (the stalks of this herb) · ckb کەرەوز (herb) · lv selerija (herb) · tk seldereý (herb) · is sellerí (the stalks of this herb) · ru сельдерей (the stalks of this herb) · ms daun sup (herb) · yi סעלער (herb) · tt сельдерей (herb) · mi herewī (herb) · fi selleri (herb) · sq selino (herb) · arz كرفس (the stalks of this herb) · fi sellerinvarsi (the stalks of this herb) · ca api (the stalks of this herb) · nv hazaʼaleehtsoh (herb) · gd soilire (the stalks of this herb) · sh целер (herb) · ab асона (herb) · bg целина (the stalks of this herb) · kw kegis hweg (herb) · he סֶלֶרִי (herb) · io celerio (herb) · bg керевиз (herb) · sc àppiu (herb) · fo sellarí (herb) · ko 샐러리 (herb) · nrf céléri (herb) · mk це́лер (herb) · grc σέλινον (the stalks of this herb) · rsk целер (herb) · ro țelină (herb) · sk zeler (herb) · kk балдыркөк (herb) · yi סעלעריע (herb) · tl kintsay (herb) · yue 芹菜 (herb) · yi סעלדעריי (herb) · pt aipo (herb) · ko 셀러리 (herb) · eo celerio (herb) · ota كرویز (herb) · el σέλινο (the stalks of this herb) · mi tūtaekōau (herb) · fa کرفس (herb) · de Stangensellerie (the stalks of this herb) · ar كَرَفْس (the stalks of this herb) · xh isupu (herb) · fi varsiselleri (the stalks of this herb) · sv selleri (herb) · nrf céléri (the stalks of this herb) · oc api (herb) · tr kereviz (herb) · gd soilire (herb) · la apium (the stalks of this herb) · ms saderi (herb) · de Sellerie (herb) · nl selder (herb) · et seller (herb) · it appio (herb) · cs celer (herb) · lt salieras (herb) · mn селөдерей (herb) · ary كرافس (the stalks of this herb) · he כַּרְפַּס (herb) · gmy 𐀮𐀪𐀜 (herb) · vi cần tây (herb) · el σέλινο (herb) · ota كرویز (the stalks of this herb) · no selleri (herb) · hy նեխուր (herb) · sh celer (herb) · tg карафс (herb) · be сельдэрэ́й (herb) · ceb apyo (herb) · sl zelena (herb) · haw kalelē (herb) · fa کرفس (the stalks of this herb) · is sellerí (herb) · it sedano (herb) · gl apio (herb) · bg целина (herb) · la apium (herb) · ga soilire (herb) · nv hazaʼaleehtsoh (the stalks of this herb) · ru сельдере́й (herb) · cr kaspipakwa (herb) · haw kelaki (herb) · ar كَرَفْس (herb) · id seledri (herb) · rm sellerin (herb) · mi herewī (the stalks of this herb)