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cardamom

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.də.məm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.də.mən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/
  • US: /ˈkɑɹ.dəˌmɑm/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R D AH0 M AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable

Qualifier: inexact

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardamon, cardamum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

5

noun

Meaning 5

rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).

Across languages

Translations

155 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَال (hāl) — E. cardamomum
  • Arabic: هَيْل (hayl) — E. cardamomum
  • Arabic: هيل (hēl) — E. cardamomum
  • Armenian: հիլ (hil) — E. cardamomum
  • Armenian: անդրիտակ (andritak) — E. cardamomum
  • Armenian: մալախ (malax) — E. cardamomum
  • Armenian: շուշմիր (šušmir) — E. cardamomum
  • Armenian: կարդամոն (kardamon) — E. cardamomum
  • Assamese: ইলাচি (ilasi) — E. cardamomum
  • Bengali: এলাচি (elaci) — E. cardamomum
  • Bulgarian: кардамо́н (kardamón) — E. cardamomum
  • Burmese: ဖာလာ (hpala) — E. cardamomum
  • Catalan: cardamom — E. cardamomum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小豆蔻 (xiǎodòukòu) — E. cardamomum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豆蔻 (dòukòu) — E. cardamomum
  • Danish: kardemomme — E. cardamomum
  • Dzongkha: ཨ་ལཱན་ཅི (a lān ci) — E. cardamomum
  • Faroese: kardamummuplanta — E. cardamomum
  • Finnish: kardemummapensas — E. cardamomum
  • Finnish: kardemumma — E. cardamomum
  • French: cardamome — E. cardamomum
  • Galician: cardamomo — E. cardamomum
  • German: Kardamom — E. cardamomum
  • Greek: κάρδαμο (kárdamo) — E. cardamomum
  • Ancient Greek: καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon) — E. cardamomum
  • Hebrew: קרדמון (kardamon) — E. cardamomum
  • Hindi: इलायची (ilāycī) — E. cardamomum
  • Indonesian: kapulaga — E. cardamomum
  • Irish: cardamam — E. cardamomum
  • Italian: cardamomo — E. cardamomum
  • Japanese: カルダモン (karudamon) — E. cardamomum
  • Japanese: 小豆蔲 (shōzuku) — E. cardamomum
  • Khmer: ដើមក្រវាញ (daəmkrɑɑviəñ) — E. cardamomum
  • Korean: 카다몸 (kadamom) — E. cardamomum
  • Latvian: kardamons — E. cardamomum
  • Malayalam: ഏലം (ēlaṁ) — E. cardamomum
  • Malayalam: ഏലക്ക (ēlakka) — E. cardamomum
  • Malayalam: ഏലക്കായ (ēlakkāya) — E. cardamomum
  • Marathi: वेलदोडा (veldoḍā) — E. cardamomum
  • Marathi: वेलची (velcī) — E. cardamomum
  • Muna: fana — E. cardamomum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kardemommeplante — E. cardamomum
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kardemommeplante — E. cardamomum
  • Oromo: hoogihoo — E. cardamomum
  • Persian: هل (hel) — E. cardamomum
  • Polish: kardamon — E. cardamomum
  • Portuguese: cardamomo — E. cardamomum
  • Punjabi: ਇਲਾਚੀ (ilācī) — E. cardamomum
  • Romanian: cardamom — E. cardamomum
  • Russian: кардамо́н (kardamón) — E. cardamomum
  • Slovak: kardamóm — E. cardamomum
  • Slovene: kardamom — E. cardamomum
  • Spanish: cardamomo — E. cardamomum
  • Swedish: kardemumma — E. cardamomum
  • Tagalog: kardamono — E. cardamomum
  • Tamil: ஏலம் (ēlam) — E. cardamomum
  • Telugu: ఏలకుల మొక్క (ēlakula mokka) — E. cardamomum
  • Thai: กระวานเทศ (grà-waan-têet) — E. cardamomum
  • Turkish: kakule — E. cardamomum
  • Ukrainian: кардамо́н (kardamón) — E. cardamomum
  • Urdu: الائچی (ilāicī) — E. cardamomum
  • Vietnamese: thảo quả — E. cardamomum
  • Vietnamese: cây bạch đậu khấu — E. cardamomum
  • Volapük: kardum — E. cardamomum
  • Welsh: cardamom — E. cardamomum
  • Yiddish: קאַרדעמאָן (kardemon) — E. cardamomum
  • Yiddish: קאַרדאַמאָם (kardamom) — E. cardamomum
  • Yiddish: קאַרדימאָן (kardimon) — E. cardamomum
  • Afrikaans: kardemom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Afrikaans: elaichi — its seed or seed capsule
  • Arabic: حَبْهَان (ḥabhān) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Arabic: هَال (hāl) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Arabic: هَيْل (hayl) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Arabic: حَبَّهَان (ḥabbahān) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Arabic: هيل (hēl) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Armenian: հիլ (hil) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Assamese: ইলাচি (ilasi) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Azerbaijani: hil — its seed or seed capsule
  • Bengali: এলাচ (elac) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Bengali: এলাচি (elaci) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Bulgarian: кардамон (kardamon) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Burmese: ဖာလာစေ့ (hpalace.) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Catalan: cardamom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Danish: kardemomme — its seed or seed capsule
  • Dhivehi: ކާފޫރު ތޮޅި (kāfūru toḷi) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Dutch: kardemom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Faroese: kardamumma — its seed or seed capsule
  • Finnish: kardemumma — its seed or seed capsule
  • French: cardamome — its seed or seed capsule
  • Galician: cardamomo — its seed or seed capsule
  • Georgian: ილი (ili) — its seed or seed capsule
  • German: Kardamom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Greek: κάρδαμο (kárdamo) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Ancient Greek: καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Gujarati: એલચી (elacī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Gujarati: ઇલાયચી (ilāyacī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Hebrew: הל (hel) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Hindi: इलायची (ilāycī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Indonesian: kepulaga — its seed or seed capsule
  • Irish: cardamam — its seed or seed capsule
  • Italian: cardamomo — its seed or seed capsule
  • Japanese: カルダモン (karudamon) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Javanese: ꦏꦥꦸꦭꦒ (kapulaga) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Kannada: ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Khmer: ក្រវាញ (krɑɑviəñ) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Konkani: वेलची (velcī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Kuvi: କେଟ (keṭo) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Malay: buah pelaga — its seed or seed capsule
  • Malayalam: ഏലക്കായ് (ēlakkāyŭ) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Malayalam: ഏലം (ēlaṁ) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Marathi: वेलची (velcī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Marathi: वेलदोडा (veldoḍā) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Mon: မအဳ — its seed or seed capsule
  • Newar: एला (elā) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kardemomme — its seed or seed capsule
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kardemomme — its seed or seed capsule
  • Odia: ଅଳେଇଚ (aḷeica) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Pali: elā — its seed or seed capsule
  • Persian: هل (hel) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Persian: هیل (hil) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Picard: agamémon — its seed or seed capsule
  • Polish: kardamon — its seed or seed capsule
  • Portuguese: cardamomo — its seed or seed capsule
  • Punjabi: ਇਲਾਚੀ (ilācī) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Romanian: cardamom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Russian: кардамо́н (kardamón) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Sanskrit: एला (elā) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Slovene: kardamom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Spanish: cardamomo — its seed or seed capsule
  • Sundanese: ᮊᮕᮥᮜᮌ (kapulaga) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Sundanese: ᮊᮕᮧᮜ᮪ (kapol) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Swahili: iliki — its seed or seed capsule
  • Swedish: kardemumma — its seed or seed capsule
  • Sylheti: ꠄꠟꠣꠁꠌ (elais) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Tagalog: kardamono — its seed or seed capsule
  • Tamil: ஏலம் (ēlam) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Tamil: ஏலக்காய் (ēlakkāy) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Telugu: యెలకులు (yelakulu) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Telugu: ఎలకులు (elakulu) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Telugu: యేలక్కాయలు (yēlakkāyalu) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Thai: ผลกระวานเทศ (phon krawan thet) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Thai: ลูกกระวานเทศ (luk krawan thet) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Thai: ลูกเอ็น (luk en) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Thai: ลูกเอ็ล (luk en) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Thai: เอลา (ela) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Tibetan: སུག་སྨེལ། (sug smel) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Turkish: kakule — its seed or seed capsule
  • Ukrainian: кардамо́н (kardamón) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Vietnamese: bạch đậu khấu — its seed or seed capsule
  • Volapük: kardumafluk — its seed or seed capsule
  • Welsh: cardamom — its seed or seed capsule
  • Welsh: grawn Paradwys — its seed or seed capsule
  • Yiddish: קאַרדעמאָן (kardemon) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Yiddish: קאַרדאַמאָם (kardamom) — its seed or seed capsule
  • Yiddish: קאַרדימאָן (kardimon) — its seed or seed capsule
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