parsley
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parsley¹
- /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/
- /ˈpɑː(ɹ)zli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root.
noun parsleys
- A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate. New crimped leaves came free from the sprigs and spread.
- The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
- Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).
verb parsleys · parsleying · parsleyed
- To add parsley to. Put a layer of mashed potato on one side and also on the other after peppering, salting and finely-chopped parsleying it to taste.
Parsley²
Where it comes from
Altered form, later assimilated by folk etymology to the herb name parsley, of the medieval family name Passelewe, from Old French passer (“to pass”) + la (“the”) + ewe (“water”), probably a nickname for a ferryman or a person who travelled overseas.
proper noun Parsleys · Parshley · Parslow
- A surname from Old French.
- An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: petroselinum crispum, coriander, sprig, genus petroselinum, petroselinum, sprigs, flat-leaf parsley, italian parsley, french parsley, hamburg parsley, stone parsley, chinese parsley, cicely, wild parsley, parsley root, turnip-rooted parsley
Translations
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noun plant Petroselinum crispum
| Español | perejil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파슬리 paseulli |
| 日本語 | パセリ paseri |
| 中文 | 歐芹 /欧芹 ōuqín, 荷蘭芹 /荷兰芹 hélánqín |
| Português | perrexil, salsa, salsinha |
| Français | persil |
| Deutsch | Petersil, Petersilie |
| Italiano | prezzemolo |
| Ελληνικά | μαϊντανός maïntanós, πετροσέλινο petrosélino |
| Română | pătrunjel |
| Русский | петру́шка petrúška |
| Tiếng Việt | mùi tây |
| العربية | مَقْدُونِس maqdūnis, بَقْدُونِس baqdūnis, مَعْدُونِس maʕdūnis |
| עברית | פֶּטְרוֹזִילְיָה petrozílya |
noun leaves of this plant used in cooking
| Français | persil |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Petersil, Petersilie, Petersilienkraut |
| Русский | петрушка petrushka |
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title = {parsley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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