Phrase guide

bay leaf

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbeɪ liːf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

dried leaf of the bay laurel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: lourierblaar — herb
  • Arabic: ورق الغار — herb
  • Arabic: ورق لوري (waraʔ lawrī) — herb
  • Arabic: ورق غار (waraʔ ḡār) — herb
  • Assamese: তেজপাত (tezpat) — herb
  • Azerbaijani: dəfnə yarpağı — herb
  • Basque: erramu — herb
  • Bengali: তেজপাতা (tejpata) — herb
  • Bulgarian: дафи́нов лист (dafínov list) — herb
  • Burmese: ကရဝေးရွက် (ka.ra.we:rwak) — herb
  • Cebuano: panakot — herb
  • Chinese Cantonese: 月桂 (jyut6 gwai3) — herb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月桂 (yuèguì) — herb
  • Czech: bobkový list — herb
  • Danish: laurbærblad — herb
  • Dutch: laurierblad — herb
  • Finnish: laakerinlehti — herb
  • French: feuille de laurier — herb
  • Galician: loureiro — herb
  • Georgian: დაფნა (dapna) — herb
  • German: Lorbeerblatt — herb
  • Greek: δάφνη (dáfni) — herb
  • Greek: φύλλο δάφνης (fýllo dáfnis) — herb
  • Ancient Greek: δάφνη (dáphnē) — herb
  • Ancient Greek: μαλάβαθρον (malábathron) — herb
  • Hebrew: עֲלֵי דַּפְנָה (aléy dafná) — herb
  • Hindi: तेज पत्ता (tej pattā) — herb
  • Hungarian: babérlevél — herb
  • Icelandic: lárviðarlauf — herb
  • Ingrian: laurinlehti — herb
  • Irish: duilleog labhrais — herb
  • Italian: alloro — herb
  • Japanese: 月桂 (gekkei) — herb
  • Latin: laurus — herb
  • Luxembourgish: Lorberblat — herb
  • Macedonian: ловоров лист — herb
  • Malay: daun salam — herb
  • Maltese: rand — herb
  • Māori: rau roera — herb
  • Norwegian Bokmål: laurbærblad — herb
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laurbærblad — herb
  • Pannonian Rusyn: бобково лїсце (bobkovo ljisce) — herb
  • Plautdietsch: Luabäablaut — herb
  • Polish: liść laurowy — herb
  • Polish: liść bobkowy — herb
  • Portuguese: louro — herb
  • Romanian: foaie de dafin — herb
  • Russian: лавро́вый лист (lavróvyj list) — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: ловоров лист — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: лаворов лист — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: lovorov list — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: lavorov list — herb
  • Slovak: bobkový list — herb
  • Slovene: lovorov list — herb
  • Spanish: laurel — herb
  • Swedish: lagerblad — herb
  • Tagalog: lawrel — herb
  • Telugu: బగరాకు (bagarāku) — herb
  • Telugu: బఘరాక్కు (bagharākku) — herb
  • Telugu: బిర్యాని ఆకు (biryāni āku) — herb
  • Thai: ใบกระวาน — herb
  • Turkish: defne — herb
  • Turkish: defne yaprağı — herb
  • Welsh: llawrwydd — herb
  • Yiddish: לאָרבערבלאַט (lorberblat) — herb