perilla en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈɹɪl.ə/
Etymology
Borrowed from taxonomic name Perilla.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.
The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose.
2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perillas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
ko 깻잎 (East Asian herb) · vi tía tô (East Asian herb) · fr pérille (East Asian herb) · ru судза́ (East Asian herb) · fr perilla (East Asian herb) · ja 紫蘇 (East Asian herb) · ko 들깨 (East Asian herb) · ne सिलाम (East Asian herb) · fi veripeippi (East Asian herb) · yue 紫蘇 /紫苏 (East Asian herb) · dta bal (East Asian herb) · ca alfàbrega japonesa (East Asian herb) · cmn 紫蘇 /紫苏 (East Asian herb) · ru пери́лла (East Asian herb) · fr pérille de Nankin (East Asian herb)