coriander en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɔ.ɹiˈæn.dɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɔ.ɹiˌæn.dɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro. cognates, etc. Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-a2-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (^úḫurium) Aramaic כסברה (kusbara, “coriander”), Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ (kūsbartā, “coriander”) and Arabic كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara). Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-.
Meanings
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(Australia, Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
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:Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination. Also vinegar, dried coriander, potassium bromide, cocaine, vervain, acid drinks, lemonade.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11:
- (US, uncountable, usually) The dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corianders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sawtooth coriander · Mexican coriander · Vietnamese coriander · coriandered · coriander seed · spiny coriander · Lao coriander · Bolivian coriander · Burmese coriander
Descendants
Meronyms
too (Coriandum sativum) · in other dialects (Coriandum sativum) · is called coriander (Coriandum sativum) · cilantro (Coriandum sativum) · like the rest of the plant (Coriandum sativum) · this (Coriandum sativum)
Synonyms
dhania · coriander seeds (spice) · Chinese parsley (herb)
Translations (191)
tr kişniş (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · az keşniş (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gmy 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kmr gijnîj (Coriandrum sativum plant) · aeb تَابِل (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kw losowen an bara (Coriandrum sativum plant) · os киндзӕ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · pt coentro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tr golyandro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · mr कोथिंबीर (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kxd ketumbar (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · gmy 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · de Koriander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · yi גליאַנדער (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo koriand (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gu કોથમીર (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · prs گَشْنِیز (Coriandrum sativum plant) · af koljander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قَسْبُور (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ro coriandru (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uk коля́ндра (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · as ধনিয়া (Coriandrum sativum plant) · syl ꠗꠥꠟꠣ ꠙꠣꠔꠣ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sk koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cmn 芫荽 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kn ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಅಥವಾ (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · tr kişniş tohumu (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · bbl ქინძ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · es cilantro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · nl koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · syc ܓܫܢܝܙ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · el κόλιαντρος (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uz kashnich (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ckb گژنیژ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قُزْبَر (Coriandrum sativum plant) · it coriandolo (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قُزْبَرَة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · th ผักชี (Coriandrum sativum plant) · eo koriandro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · de Koriandersamen (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · scn cugghiandru (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja コリアンダー (Coriandrum sativum plant) · syl ꠛꠣꠈꠞ ꠙꠣꠔꠣ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tab кӏашниш (Coriandrum sativum plant) · akk 𒊺𒇽 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sw giligilani (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · sh korijandar (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كُزْبَرَة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo koriandaleül (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo korienaleül (Coriandrum sativum plant) · no koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · da koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ms ketumbar (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · fi korianteri (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sva ქინზ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · pl kolendra (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · bg кориандър (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uga 𐎂𐎄 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · yue 芫茜 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · id ketumbar (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kw koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كُسْبَرَة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · mi korianara (Coriandrum sativum plant) · dv ކޮތަނބިރ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tl wansoy (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uz кинза (Coriandrum sativum plant) · af dhanja (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cmn 芫荽籽 (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · si කොත්තමල්ලි (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gu ધાણા (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cy coriander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · fa-ira گِشْنیز (Coriandrum sativum plant) · xcl գինձ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uk коріа́ндр (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · syc ܟܘܣܒܪܬܐ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja シャンツァイ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · my နံနံ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ren ngo (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cs koriandr (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cmn 香菜 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tr leylek otu (Coriandrum sativum plant) · lzz ქინძი (Coriandrum sativum plant) · te కొత్తిమీర (Coriandrum sativum plant) · nl ketoembar (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uz kinza (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ta கொத்துமல்லி (Coriandrum sativum plant) · my နံနံစေ့ (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · udi həvic (Coriandrum sativum plant) · de Koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gl coandro (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · ta தனியா (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gl coandro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · av гъаранхер (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ca coriandre (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قَزْبُور (Coriandrum sativum plant) · id ketumbar (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · te ధనియాలు (Coriandrum sativum plant) · yi פֿעלד־גליאַנדער (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ms ketumbar (Coriandrum sativum plant) · bo འུ་སུ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · my နံနံပင် (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cy coriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · es culantro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tg кашнич (Coriandrum sativum plant) · af dhanja (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · hi धनिया (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · hil kulantro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sh korijander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · fr coriandre (Coriandrum sativum plant) · he כֻּסְבָּרָה (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sl koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja パクチー (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ru кориа́ндр (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كُسْبَر (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kk күнзе (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sv koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tr küzbere (Coriandrum sativum plant) · cy llysiau'r bara (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ab акәыландыр (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قُسْبَر (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gl coriandro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · gu કોથમીર (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uz кашнич (Coriandrum sativum plant) · he גָּד (Coriandrum sativum plant) · fr coriandre (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · kjj кишниш (Coriandrum sativum plant) · arz كزبرة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كَسْبُور (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kbd къуэнгын (Coriandrum sativum plant) · arc כוסברתא (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كُزْبَر (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sa ধানেয (Coriandrum sativum plant) · slr dene (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ru кинза́ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ca celiandre (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ga lus an choire (Coriandrum sativum plant) · acw كُزْبَرة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · kn ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo koriandasid (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja コリアンダー (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · grc κορίαννον (Coriandrum sativum plant) · es coriandro (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ko 고수 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uga 𐎂𐎄 (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · nl koriander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · cmn 胡荽 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · af koljander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ta கொத்தமல்லி (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ota كشنش (Coriandrum sativum plant) · nl wantsenkruid (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja コリアンダーシード (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · ka ქინძი (Coriandrum sativum plant) · is kóríander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · fo deymkorra (Coriandrum sativum plant) · arc גּׅידא (Coriandrum sativum plant) · eu martorri (Coriandrum sativum plant) · xmf ქინძი (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uk коля́ндра (Coriandrum sativum plant) · aii ܬܘܠܐ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · dz འོད་སུ་ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ja 香菜 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo korien (Coriandrum sativum plant) · syc ܬܘܠܐ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · lzz ქიშნიშ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · tr kişniş (Coriandrum sativum plant) · fi korianteri (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · hi धनिया (Coriandrum sativum plant) · uk кінза́ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo koriandasids (Coriandrum sativum plant) · xpu 𐤂𐤃 (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo korienasids (Coriandrum sativum plant) · nl korianderzaad (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · gu ધાણા (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · ary قزبور (Coriandrum sativum plant) · fr graine de coriandre (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar كَزْبُور (Coriandrum sativum plant) · la coriandrum (Coriandrum sativum plant) · vo korienasid (Coriandrum sativum plant) · bn ধনিয়া (Coriandrum sativum plant) · agx кӏашниш (Coriandrum sativum plant) · hy գինձ (Coriandrum sativum plant) · sw mgiligilani (Coriandrum sativum plant) · ar قُسْبَرَة (Coriandrum sativum plant) · hu koriander (Coriandrum sativum plant) · abq адгьакъван (Coriandrum sativum plant) · pl kolendra (Coriandrum sativum plant) · bo འུ་སུ (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · kn ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಬೀಜ (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · as মেমেধু (Coriandrum sativum plant) · prs تُخْمِ گَشْنِیز (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant) · grc κορίαννον (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant)