fenugreek en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/
- /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Latin foenum Latin graecus Latin foenum-graecum Old French fenigrecbor. Middle English fenygreke English fenugreek Inherited from Middle English fenygreke, borrowed from Old French fenigrec, from Latin foenum-graecum (literally “Greek hay”), from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
Fenugreek plant was introduced to Central Europe by Benedictine monks, and it is promoted in the 9th century by Charlemagne. It was grown extensively in the imperial gardens of Charlemagne (Popova, 2017).
2019, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Medicinal Plants of South Asia, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 260:
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(uncountable, usually) The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Fenugreek’s nutritional and tonic properties have also been tapped since ancient times. […] Fenugreek-based preparations stimulate the appetite and promote weight gain in people with anemia, anorexia, tuberculosis or asthenia.
2000, B. Dave Oomah, Herbs, Botanicals and Teas, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fenugreeks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sweet fenugreek · blue fenugreek
Synonyms
Translations (135)
shi ⵜⵉⴼⵉⴹⴰⵚ (plant and vegetable) · ar حُلْبَة (plant and vegetable) · grc τῆλις (plant and vegetable) · grc βούκερας (plant and vegetable) · fr fenugrec (plant and vegetable) · ru чама́н (plant and vegetable) · ta வெந்தயம் (spice) · pl kozieradka (spice) · ka შამბალილა (spice) · pt alfarva (spice) · bg сми́ндух (plant and vegetable) · ru чама́н (spice) · jv ꦏꦼꦭꦧꦠ꧀ (spice) · fa شنبلیله (spice) · gu મેથી (spice) · ka ულბო (spice) · nl fenegriek (spice) · et lambalääts (spice) · hy հուլպա (spice) · fi sarviapila (spice) · ro schinduf (spice) · cy ffenigrig (spice) · sv bockhornsklöver (spice) · ka ულუმბო (plant and vegetable) · jv ꦏ꧀ꦭꦧꦠ꧀ (spice) · es alholva (spice) · ru па́житник (plant and vegetable) · txb wetene (plant and vegetable) · ml വെന്തയം (spice) · fi sarviapila (plant and vegetable) · bho मेथी (spice) · grc αἰγόκερας (plant and vegetable) · az şəmbəllə (plant and vegetable) · ro schinduf (plant and vegetable) · la carphos (plant and vegetable) · fr senègre (plant and vegetable) · eo fenugreko (spice) · ru па́житник (spice) · ar حُلْبَة (spice) · az güldəfnə (spice) · pt alforba (spice) · te మెంతులు (spice) · mr मेथी (plant and vegetable) · de Bockshornklee (spice) · my ပဲနံ့သာ (spice) · ru шамбала́ (plant and vegetable) · hy հացհամեմ (plant and vegetable) · cmn 胡蘆巴 /胡芦巴 (spice) · fi rohtosarviapila (spice) · nl honingklaver (spice) · fr senegré (plant and vegetable) · kn ಮೆಂತೆ (spice) · es fenogreco (spice) · es fenogreco (plant and vegetable) · fr fenugrec (spice) · ro fân grecesc (spice) · hu görögszéna (spice) · my ပဲနံ့သာ (plant and vegetable) · ga feinigréag (spice) · tr boy tohumu (spice) · ckb شِمڵی (plant and vegetable) · mr मेथी (spice) · ms halba (spice) · ko 호로파 (spice) · hy չաման (plant and vegetable) · kmr şembelîk (spice) · es alholva (plant and vegetable) · tr boy otu (plant and vegetable) · ca alfolba (spice) · nb bukkehornkløver (plant and vegetable) · ary حُلبة (plant and vegetable) · hy հացհամեմ (spice) · pa ਮੇਥੀ (spice) · da bukkehorn (spice) · tr çemen tohumu (spice) · pl kozieradka (plant and vegetable) · de Bockshornkleesamen (spice) · or ମେଥି (spice) · ru фенугре́к (plant and vegetable) · ca fenigrec (plant and vegetable) · kmr xencelîsk (spice) · he חִלְבָּה (plant and vegetable) · mk пискавица (spice) · sa मेथिका (spice) · mt fienu (spice) · am ኣብሽ (spice) · tr çemen (plant and vegetable) · et lambalääts (plant and vegetable) · sw uwatu (spice) · fi rohtosarviapila (plant and vegetable) · dv އޯބަތް (spice) · ca coleta (plant and vegetable) · ja フェヌグリーク (spice) · ary حَلبة (plant and vegetable) · no bukkehornkløver (spice) · ur میتھی (spice) · mt fienu (plant and vegetable) · ga seamair Ghréagach (plant and vegetable) · pt feno-grego (spice) · az güldəfnə (plant and vegetable) · de Bockshornklee (plant and vegetable) · si උළුහාල් (spice) · kmr şembelîlk (plant and vegetable) · ro fenugrec (spice) · mt ħelba (spice) · la foenum-graecum (plant and vegetable) · ru фенугре́к (spice) · el νυχάκι (spice) · ne मेथी (spice) · it trigonella (spice) · la telis (plant and vegetable) · th ลูกซัด (spice) · ru шамбала́ (spice) · hi मेथी (spice) · el τριγωνέλλα (spice) · fa شنبلیله (plant and vegetable) · hu görögszéna (plant and vegetable) · ml ഉലുവ (spice) · cy groegwyran (plant and vegetable) · ml വെന്തയം (plant and vegetable) · ka უცხო სუნელი (plant and vegetable) · sdh شِمِلیە (plant and vegetable) · sva შა̈მბლიკა̈ჲ (spice) · id kelabat (spice) · bg сми́ндух (spice) · wa sinagrêye (plant and vegetable) · tr çemenotu (plant and vegetable) · tr çemen (spice) · cy groegwyran (spice) · ca fenigrec (spice) · eo fenugreko (plant and vegetable) · sv bockhornsklöver (plant and vegetable) · mt ħelba (plant and vegetable) · bn মেথি (spice) · sl grško seno (spice)