fenugreek
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fenugreek
- /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/
- /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English fenygreke, borrowed from Old French fenigrec, from Latin foenum-graecum (literally “Greek hay”), from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”).
noun fenugreeks
- Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice. Fenugreek plant was introduced to Central Europe by Benedictine monks, and it is promoted in the 9th century by Charlemagne. It was grown extensively in the imperial gardens of Charlemagne (Popova, 2017).
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The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Fenugreek’s nutritional and tonic properties have also been tapped since ancient times. […] Fenugreek-based preparations stimulate the appetite and promote weight gain in people with anemia, anorexia, tuberculosis or asthenia.
Similar: methi
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noun plant and vegetable
| Español | fenogreco, alholva |
|---|---|
| Français | fenugrec, senègre, senegré |
| Deutsch | Bockshornklee |
| Română | schinduf |
| Русский | па́житник pážitnik, шамбала́ šambalá, чама́н čamán, фенугре́к fenugrék |
| العربية | حُلْبَة ḥulba |
| עברית | חִלְבָּה khilbá |
noun spice
| Español | alholva, fenogreco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 호로파 horopa |
| 日本語 | フェヌグリーク fenugurīku |
| 中文 | 胡蘆巴 /胡芦巴 húlúbā |
| हिन्दी | मेथी methī |
| Kiswahili | uwatu |
| Português | feno-grego, alforba, alfarva |
| Français | fenugrec |
| Deutsch | Bockshornklee, Bockshornkleesamen |
| Italiano | trigonella |
| Ελληνικά | τριγωνέλλα trigonélla, νυχάκι nycháki |
| Română | fenugrec, fân grecesc, schinduf |
| Русский | па́житник pážitnik, шамбала́ šambalá, чама́н čamán, фенугре́к fenugrék |
| العربية | حُلْبَة ḥulba |
Talk about this word "fenugreek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fenugreek. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fenugreek. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fenugreek "fenugreek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fenugreek.Cite this
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title = {fenugreek},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fenugreek},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
