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lemongrass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From lemon + grass.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.
   • You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, →ISBN, page 192:
2. (US, colloquial, uncountable, usually) Sourgrass (Oxalis pes-caprae).

Forms

Deriveds

lemongrass cone

Relateds

citronella · citronella grass · sourgrass

Translations (79)

lo ສິງໄຄ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · it citronella (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · es caña de limón (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · cmn 香茅 (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · es hierbaluisa (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · yka saley (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tl tanglad (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tl salay (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · bg лимонова трева (Cymbopogon citratus) · to moengalo (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tts ซิงไค (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · km គ្រៃ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fr herbe citron (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · te నిమ్మగడ్డి (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sou ไคร (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fj bucavu (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · de Zitronengras (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · eo citronherbo (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · pl palczatka cytrynowa (Cymbopogon citratus) · et harilik sidrunhein (Cymbopogon citratus) · as গান্ধবিৰিণা (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · pl palczatka (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fi intiansitrusheinä (Cymbopogon citratus) · fj irabo (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ro citronelă (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ko 레몬그래스 (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · mel sarai (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · es zacate de limón (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tr Hint limon otu (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ms serai (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · haw lūkini (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · yue 香茅 (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ja レモングラス (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · th ตะไคร้ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · vi sả (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fr schénanthe (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · pt erva-do-príncipe (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · nl citroengras (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · xcl վաղամեռուկ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · my စပါးလင် (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · bcl tanglad (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sw mchaichai (Cymbopogon citratus) · tl tanlad (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tsg sāy (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ru лимо́нная трава́ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · dz ཧུམ་ཅུང་རྩྭ་ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · da citrongræs (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · de Lemongras (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · haw lāpine (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fr citronnelle (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · shn ၶႃးႁွမ် (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · as গন্ধবিৰিণা (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · es té de limón (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · kn ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ru лимо́нное со́рго (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · tl nugo (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fi sitrusheinä (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ca herba llimona (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sv västindiskt citrongräs (Cymbopogon citratus) · fj bucago (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fi sitruunaruoho (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · trc coj limuú (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · mi tā rēmana (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sm moegalo (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sl limonska trava (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · bdr sarei (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ar إِذْخِر (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · id serai (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · cmn 檸檬香茅 /柠檬香茅 (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sw mchaichai (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · cmn 檸檬草 /柠檬草 (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · kxd sarai (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · km ស្លឹកគ្រៃ (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · fj coboi (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · sv citrongräs (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · pt capim-limão (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ru цимбопого́н (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · xh umqungu (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) · ru цитроне́лла (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon)