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culantro

/kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/

culantro noun: the tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.). Also the alternative form of cilantro.

Noun

culantro (uncountable)

  1. The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)
    • A painting of a woman wearing a burgundy shawl over a flamenco-style dress hangs on a wall, and in the garden, tomatoes, peppers, corn and culantro, an herb used in Caribbean cooking, grow in the summer.2007 January 21, Timothy Williams, “As East Harlem Develops, Its Accent Starts to Change”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    chadon beni, fitweed

Also used as

culantro is also the alternative form of cilantro.

culantro meaning in Vietnamese

culantro in Vietnamese

Eryngium foetidum
ngò gai, mùi tàu

Synonyms of culantro

Origin of culantro

From Spanish culantro, whence also the doublet cilantro, which see for more. Both words are doublets of coriander.

Questions about culantro

What does culantro mean?
Culantro means the tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.).
What is culantro in Vietnamese?
Culantro in Vietnamese is ngò gai, mùi tàu. See Culantro meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is culantro?
Culantro is a noun.
How do you pronounce culantro?
Culantro is pronounced /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/.

Words near culantro in the dictionary

  1. cul-de-sac
  2. cul-de-sacs
  3. cul8r
  4. Culajao
  5. Culang
  6. culantro
  7. Culao
  8. culape
  9. Cularima
  10. Culasi
  11. Culasian

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