Dictionary

lovage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlʌvəd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlʌvɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English loveache, a folk-etymological alteration, after love and ache (“parsley”), of Anglo-Norman luvasche and Old French luvache, loveche et al., and Middle French levesche, from Latin levisticum, probably alteration of Latin ligusticum, substantivization of the neuter of Ligusticus (“Ligurian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λιγυστικός (Ligustikós, “Ligurian”), from Λίγυς (Lígus, “Ligurian”). This replaced the Old English name lufestiċe (literally “love-stitch”), which was also derived from levisticum and altered by folk-etymology.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
2. (countable, uncountable) A liquor made from this herb.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)

Forms

Deriveds

Scots lovage · Szechuan lovage

Translations (47)

ca api bord (a Mediterranean herb) · ko 러비지 (a Mediterranean herb) · sk ligurček (a Mediterranean herb) · es levístico (a Mediterranean herb) · it sedano di montagna (a Mediterranean herb) · dsb libštok (a Mediterranean herb) · tr selam otu (a Mediterranean herb) · fa انگدان (a Mediterranean herb) · dsb łyštok (a Mediterranean herb) · fi liperi (a Mediterranean herb) · da løvstikke (a Mediterranean herb) · de Maggikraut (a Mediterranean herb) · nl lavas (a Mediterranean herb) · et harilik leeskputk (a Mediterranean herb) · uk люби́сток (a Mediterranean herb) · bg девеси́л (a Mediterranean herb) · la ligusticum (a Mediterranean herb) · enm loveache (a Mediterranean herb) · sl lúštrek (a Mediterranean herb) · pl lubczyk (a Mediterranean herb) · pdt leppstock (a Mediterranean herb) · it levistico (a Mediterranean herb) · ga luáiste (a Mediterranean herb) · hu orvosi lestyán (a Mediterranean herb) · pt levístico (a Mediterranean herb) · cy lofaets (a Mediterranean herb) · ar كَاشِم (a Mediterranean herb) · sv libbsticka (a Mediterranean herb) · hu lestyán (a Mediterranean herb) · fi lipstikka (a Mediterranean herb) · ro leuștean (a Mediterranean herb) · de Liebstöckel (a Mediterranean herb) · el λεβιστικό (a Mediterranean herb) · cy llwfach (a Mediterranean herb) · ru любисто́к (a Mediterranean herb) · bg лющя́н (a Mediterranean herb) · nl maggiplant (a Mediterranean herb) · ru люби́сток (a Mediterranean herb) · ar زَوْفَرَا (a Mediterranean herb) · vi cần núi (a Mediterranean herb) · es apio de monte (a Mediterranean herb) · cy lofatsch (a Mediterranean herb) · ang lufestiċe (a Mediterranean herb) · fr livèche (a Mediterranean herb) · cmn 歐當歸 /欧当归 (a Mediterranean herb) · cs libeček (a Mediterranean herb) · zlw-ocs ľubček (a Mediterranean herb)