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chervil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/ (UK, US)
  • /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vəl/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English chervell, from Old English cerfille, from Anglo-Norman chervele (compare Jèrriais chèrfi), from Latin caerefolium, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon).

Meanings

  1. (countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
    • The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.] 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253:
  2. (uncountable) Leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.
    • Cook fresh chervil leaves very little, if at all. They are best when added to a dish after it has been cooked, or toward the end of the cooking time. 2017, Alice Arndt, Seasoning Savvy: How to Cook with Herbs, Spices, and Other Flavorings, CRC Press, →ISBN:
    • No herb, except perhaps tarragon, is quite so French as chervil, an association that is not surprising for a nation known for its celebration of fine food and the subtle use of herbs. 2016, Susan Belsinger, Arthur O. Tucker, The Culinary Herbal, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 57:

Forms

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chervils Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bur chervil · wild chervil · turnip rooted chervil · sea chervil

Synonyms

gourmet's parsley (leaves of herb) · French parsley (plant) · garden chervil (plant)

Translations (93)

el σκαντζίκι (herb) · grc σκάνδιξ (herb) · lv kārvele (plant) · fr cerfeuil (plant) · bg див кереви́з (plant) · es perifollo (plant) · ja チャービル (plant) · sv körvel (herb) · bg кервел (herb) · bg шушан (herb) · ca cerfull (plant) · sl krebúljica (herb) · ang cerfille (herb) · sh krbuljica (herb) · es cerefolio (herb) · it cerfoglio (herb) · es perifollo (herb) · es perifolio (herb) · ca cerfull (herb) · hu turbolya (plant) · ro hasmațuchi (plant) · fr cerfeuil (herb) · et harakputk (herb) · nl kervel (herb) · da kørvel (herb) · gl cerefolio (herb) · la caerefolium (herb) · sh krasuljica (herb) · it cerfoglio (plant) · pl trybula (plant) · eo cerefolio (plant) · ro hasmațuchi (herb) · ar مَقْدُونِس إِفْرَنْجِيّ (herb) · pt cerefolho (herb) · lb Kierwel (herb) · oc baula (plant) · nrf chèrfi (herb) · ga camán gall (herb) · fi maustekirveli (plant) · ms cervil (herb) · el ανθρίσκος (herb) · hu turbolya (herb) · oc cerfuèlh (plant) · ja チャービル (herb) · yue 細葉芹 /细叶芹 (herb) · liv piņripskõz (herb) · sk trebuľka (herb) · sva წჷ̄წყა (herb) · mk красница (herb) · mk красулка (plant) · lv kārvele (herb) · fi kirveli (herb) · el φραγκομαϊντανός (herb) · ka ჭყიმი (herb) · bg див кереви́з (herb) · nb kjørvel (herb) · goh kerfola (herb) · pl trybula ogrodowa (plant) · no kjørvel (plant) · fi kirveli (plant) · cs kerblík (herb) · grc ἄνθρυσκον (herb) · ru керве́ль (herb) · is kerfill (herb) · tr frenk maydanozu (herb) · el μυρώνι (herb) · ota فرنك معدنوسی (herb) · nds karwel (herb) · sv körvel (plant) · la scandix (herb) · gmh kërvele (herb) · bg шушан (plant) · et harakputk (plant) · pl trybula (herb) · sl práva krebúljica (herb) · liv piņripskõz (plant) · mk геревиз (herb) · oc carfuèlh (plant) · el χαιρέφυλλο (herb) · ga costóg (herb) · pt cerefólio (plant) · de Kerbel (plant) · bg балдараноли́стен азмацуг (plant) · tr frenk maydanozu (plant) · enm cherville (herb) · pt cerefólio (herb) · grc χαιρέφυλλον (herb) · wa cierfouy (herb) · grc χαιρέφυλλον (plant) · de Kerbel (herb) · gl cerefolio (plant) · la caerefolium (plant) · bg кервел (plant)