Cilantro Definition

sĭ-lăntrō, -län-
noun
Coriander leaves used as an herb, esp. in Latin American cooking; Chinese parsley.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Cilantro

  • Spanish alteration of Late Latin coliandrum from Latin coriandrum coriander

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish cilantro, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”).

    From Wiktionary

Cilantro Sentence Examples

  • Flavor it with roasted ground cumin and fresh cilantro.

  • Grow herbs that you would like to eat, whether that's basil, oregano, parsley, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, sage, all of the above, or something else.

  • Though adding mangoes to salsa or sesame oil and cilantro to grilled lamb may not be the traditional fare of Mexico or Japan, these sorts of culinary combinations are the essence of California creativity.

  • Herbs are loosely defined as the leaves and flowers of a plant used for seasoning, such as basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley and cilantro.

  • Spices come from the bark, seeds, roots and fruit of plants, such as ginger root, cinnamon, coriander (which comes from the seeds of the cilantro plant) and pepper (berries).

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Words Starting With

CCICIL

Words Ending With

OROTRO

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cilantro

Words Starting With C and Ending With O

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