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tarragon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɛɹəɡɑn/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈtæɹəɡən/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈtæɹəɡən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɛɹəɡən/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈtæɹəɡɑn/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
2. (uncountable, usually) The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.
   • Herbs like tarragon are better preserved in vinegar, since tarragon loses its flavor when dried. 2016, Susan Belsinger, Arthur O. Tucker, The Culinary Herbal, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 299:

Forms

Deriveds

Mexican tarragon

Synonyms

estragon · dragon's wort · silky wormwood · Russian tarragon · French tarragon · wild tarragon

Translations (102)

ru тарху́н (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · sl pẹ́htran (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · de Drachant (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · tr tarhun (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ota طرخون (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · da estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · is estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · de Dragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · de Dragun (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · sh taragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · grc δρακόντιον (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 他拉根香草 (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ko 타라곤 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · fi rakuuna (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ka ტარხუნა (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · de Bertram (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · mk естрагон (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 蛇蒿 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · fr estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ro tarhon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · de Drachant (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ru эстраго́н (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · es estragón (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · es estragón (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · tl estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 香艾菊 (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · sh estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · sv dragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ru тарху́н (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · nl dragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · sv dragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · az tərxun (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · hu tárkony (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · it estragone (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ro tarhon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ru эстраго́н (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cs pelyněk kozalec (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · sl pẹ́htran (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · yi עסטראַגאָן (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cs estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · et estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · sh tarkanj (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · yi עסטראַגאָן (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · de Estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · tr tarhun (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ja タラゴン (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · is fáfnisgras (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 狹葉青蒿 /狭叶青蒿 (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · el εστραγκόν (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · io estragono (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · gv dragane (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · hy թարխուն (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · de Bertram (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ca estragó (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ar طَرْخُون (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ka ტარხუნა (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cy taragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · gv dragane (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · et estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ar طَرْخُون (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · tl estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · pt estragão (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · el εστραγκόν (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · dsb estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · pl estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 香艾菊 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · sh kravljak (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · et estragonpuju (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · it dragoncello (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · hy թարխուն (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · hu tárkony (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cy amgwyn (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 蛇蒿 (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ca estragó (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · fa ترخون (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · de Estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 他拉根香草 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ga dragan (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · da estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · fa ترخون (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · de Dragun (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · bg естрагон (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · eo estragono (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · eo estragono (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · pl estragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · fr estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · dsb estragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · de Dragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · fi rakuuna (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ja タラゴン (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · la dracunculus (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · et estragonpuju (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 狹葉青蒿 /狭叶青蒿 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · is fáfnisgras (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · ja エストラゴン (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · ga dragan (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cy amgwyn (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cy taragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 龍蒿 /龙蒿 (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus) · io estragono (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · cmn 龍蒿 /龙蒿 (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) · pt estragão (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus)