parsley — A bright green, biennial herb with flat or curly leaves, used as a culinary herb and garnish
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A bright green, biennial herb with flat or curly leaves, used as a culinary herb and garnish
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɑːrsli/
Example Sentences
- My mom puts so much parsley on everything that our kitchen looks like a green fairy exploded.
- The restaurant uses parsley as a garnish for almost every dish.
- I accidentally ate the parsley garnish and discovered it actually tastes better than the main course.
parsley
NOUN[/ˈpɑːrsli/]
A bright green, biennial herb with flat or curly leaves, used as a culinary herb and garnish
Fresh parsley herb for garnishing dishes
Parsley used rarely, but barely enough to make it complete.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Parsley derives from Ancient Greek 'petroselinon', literally meaning 'rock celery', where 'petron' means rock and 'selinon' means celery. The Greeks considered this herb sacred, using it to craft victory wreaths and viewing it as a symbol of death and rebirth.
Breakdown
Greek 'petroselinon' (petron 'rock' + selinon 'celery') → Latin 'petroselinum' → Old French 'peresil' → Middle English 'parsley', with the initial 'pet-' gradually obscured through phonetic shift and folk etymology.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom puts so much parsley on everything that our kitchen looks like a green fairy exploded.”
“The restaurant uses parsley as a garnish for almost every dish.”
“I accidentally ate the parsley garnish and discovered it actually tastes better than the main course.”
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