aniseed
/ˈæ.nɪ.sid/
aniseed noun: the seedlike fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavoring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
Noun
aniseed (countable and uncountable, plural aniseeds)
aniseed meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada
aniseed in Tamil
- சோம்பு, பெருஞ்சீரகம்
aniseed in Marathi
- aniseed
- बडीशेप baḍīśep
aniseed in Bengali
- মৌরী, মৌরি
aniseed in Kannada
- ಸೋಂಪು
More languagesFewer languages
- aniseed in Punjabi
- ਸੌਂਫ saumph
- aniseed in Malay
- jintan manis
- aniseed in Indonesian
- adas manis
- aniseed in Persian
- زنیان zeniyân
- aniseed in Myanmar
- စမုန်စပါး ca.munca.pa:
Forms of aniseed
| plural | aniseeds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aniseseed |
| alternative form | anise seed |
Origin of aniseed
From Middle English anece seed, aneys seede, annys sede, equivalent to anise + seed.
Words formed from aniseed
Phrases with aniseed
Words that rhyme with aniseed
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- weed
- proceed
- stampede
- concede
- accede
- deed
- exceed
- need
- bede
- knead
- mislead
- plead
- rede
- swede
- cede
- creed
- godspeed
- heed
- intercede
- keyed
- leed
- meed
- precede
- recede
- tumbleweed
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- beread
- greed
- he'd
- indeed
- interbreed
- kneed
- mead
- secede
- she'd
- sneed
- steed
- supersede
- underfeed
- we'd
- ye'd
- agreed
- anasheed
- atheed
- caid
- co-feed
- cofeed
- counterplead
Questions about aniseed
- What does aniseed mean?
- Aniseed means the seedlike fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavoring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
- What is aniseed in Tamil?
- Aniseed in Tamil is சோம்பு, பெருஞ்சீரகம். See Aniseed meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aniseed?
- Aniseed is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aniseed?
- Aniseed is pronounced /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/ (US).
- What is the plural of aniseed?
- The plural of aniseed is aniseeds.
Words near aniseed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aniseed (page history and authors); aniseed (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); बडीशेप (Marathi) (page history and authors); aniseed (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aniseed (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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