cardamom
/ˈkɑː.də.məm/US/ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/
cardamom noun: an herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
Noun
cardamom (countable and uncountable, plural cardamoms)
- An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
- Seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
- As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration. The more I cooked at home and explored South Asian cuisine, the more I realized how important cardamom is.2026 January 25, Joy Saha, “Cardamom, the spice you’re missing”, in Salon, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026
- Synonyms:
- elaichi, queen of spices
- Synonym of grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.
- Synonyms:
- grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa
cardamom meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cardamom in Hindi
- E. cardamomum
- इलायची ilāycī
- its seed or seed capsule
- इलायची ilāycī
cardamom in Tamil
- E. cardamomum
- ஏலம் ēlam
- its seed or seed capsule
- ஏலம் ēlam, ஏலக்காய் ēlakkāy
cardamom in Marathi
- E. cardamomum
- वेलदोडा veldoḍā, वेलची velcī
- its seed or seed capsule
- वेलची velcī, वेलदोडा veldoḍā
cardamom in Urdu
- E. cardamomum
- الائچی ilāicī
More languagesFewer languages
- cardamom in Bengali
- এলাচি elaci, এলাচ elac
- cardamom in Telugu
- ఏలకుల మొక్క ēlakula mokka, యెలకులు yelakulu, ఎలకులు elakulu, యేలక్కాయలు yēlakkāyalu
- cardamom in Malayalam
- ഏലം ēlaṁ, ഏലക്ക ēlakka, ഏലക്കായ ēlakkāya, ഏലക്കായ് ēlakkāyŭ
- cardamom in Kannada
- ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ ēlakki
- cardamom in Punjabi
- ਇਲਾਚੀ ilācī
- cardamom in Gujarati
- એલચી elacī, ઇલાયચી ilāyacī
- cardamom in Odia
- ଅଳେଇଚ aḷeica
- cardamom in Sanskrit
- एला elā
- cardamom in Assamese
- ইলাচি ilasi
- cardamom in Nepali
- अलैंची alaiñcī
- cardamom in Tagalog
- kardamono
- cardamom in Arabic
- هَال hāl, هَيْل hayl, حَبْهَان ḥabhān
- cardamom in Malay
- pelaga Hindi, buah pelaga
- cardamom in Indonesian
- kapulaga, kepulaga
- cardamom in Persian
- هل hel, هیل hil
- cardamom in Thai
- กระวานเทศ grà-waan-têet, ผลกระวานเทศ phon krawan thet, ลูกกระวานเทศ luk krawan thet, ลูกเอ็น luk en
- cardamom in Vietnamese
- thảo quả, cây bạch đậu khấu, bạch đậu khấu
- cardamom in Myanmar
- ဖာလာ hpala, ဖာလာစေ့ hpalace.
- Dhivehi
- ކާފޫރު ތޮޅި kāfūru toḷi
- Dzongkha
- ཨ་ལཱན་ཅི a lān ci
Examples of cardamom in a sentence
- You have to grind up the cardamom pods.
- The cardamom runs through the cake.
- The cardamom goes through the cake.
Synonyms of cardamom
- elaichi
- queen of spices
- grains of paradise
- seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta
- of East Africa
Forms of cardamom
| plural | cardamoms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cardamon |
Origin of cardamom
Late Middle English, from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).
Words formed from cardamom
Phrases with cardamom
Questions about cardamom
- What does cardamom mean?
- Cardamom means an herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
- What is cardamom in Hindi?
- Cardamom in Hindi is इलायची (ilāycī). See Cardamom meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cardamom?
- Cardamom is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cardamom?
- Cardamom is pronounced /ˈkɑː.də.məm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cardamom?
- The plural of cardamom is cardamoms.
Words near cardamom in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cardamom (page history and authors); अलैंची (Nepali) (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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