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chervil

noun · 4 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/
  • UK, US: /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb

4

noun

Meaning 4

aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beaked parsley, Anthriscus cereifolium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From Middle English chervell, from Old English cerfille, from Anglo-Norman chervele (compare Jèrriais chèrfi), from Latin caerefolium, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon).

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: див кереви́з (div kerevíz) — plant
  • Bulgarian: балдараноли́стен азмацуг (baldaranolísten azmacug) — plant
  • Bulgarian: кервел (kervel) — plant
  • Bulgarian: шушан (šušan) — plant
  • Catalan: cerfull — plant
  • Esperanto: cerefolio — plant
  • Estonian: harakputk — plant
  • Finnish: maustekirveli — plant
  • Finnish: kirveli — plant
  • French: cerfeuil — plant
  • Galician: cerefolio — plant
  • German: Kerbel — plant
  • Ancient Greek: χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon) — plant
  • Hungarian: turbolya — plant
  • Italian: cerfoglio — plant
  • Japanese: チャービル (chābiru) — plant
  • Latin: caerefolium — plant
  • Latvian: kārvele — plant
  • Livonian: piņripskõz — plant
  • Macedonian: красулка (krasulka) — plant
  • Norwegian: kjørvel — plant
  • Occitan: baula — plant
  • Occitan: carfuèlh — plant
  • Occitan: cerfuèlh — plant
  • Polish: trybula ogrodowa — plant
  • Polish: trybula — plant
  • Portuguese: cerefólio — plant
  • Romanian: hasmațuchi — plant
  • Spanish: perifollo — plant
  • Swedish: körvel — plant
  • Turkish: frenk maydanozu — plant
  • Arabic: مَقْدُونِس إِفْرَنْجِيّ (maqdūnis ʔifranjiyy) — herb
  • Bulgarian: див кереви́з (div kerevíz) — herb
  • Bulgarian: кервел (kervel) — herb
  • Bulgarian: шушан (šušan) — herb
  • Catalan: cerfull — herb
  • Chinese Cantonese: 細葉芹 /细叶芹 — herb
  • Czech: kerblík — herb
  • Danish: kørvel — herb
  • Dutch: kervel — herb
  • Estonian: harakputk — herb
  • Finnish: kirveli — herb
  • French: cerfeuil — herb
  • Galician: cerefolio — herb
  • Georgian: ჭყიმი (č̣q̇imi) — herb
  • German: Kerbel — herb
  • Middle High German: kërvele — herb
  • Old High German: kerfola — herb
  • Greek: χαιρέφυλλο (chairéfyllo) — herb
  • Greek: σκαντζίκι (skantzíki) — herb
  • Greek: ανθρίσκος (anthrískos) — herb
  • Greek: μυρώνι (myróni) — herb
  • Greek: φραγκομαϊντανός (fragkomaïntanós) — herb
  • Ancient Greek: χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon) — herb
  • Ancient Greek: σκάνδιξ (skándix) — herb
  • Ancient Greek: ἄνθρυσκον (ánthruskon) — herb
  • Hungarian: turbolya — herb
  • Icelandic: kerfill — herb
  • Irish: costóg — herb
  • Irish: camán gall — herb
  • Italian: cerfoglio — herb
  • Japanese: チャービル (chābiru) — herb
  • Latin: caerefolium — herb
  • Latin: scandix — herb
  • Latvian: kārvele — herb
  • Livonian: piņripskõz — herb
  • Low German: karwel — herb
  • Luxembourgish: Kierwel — herb
  • Macedonian: геревиз (gereviz) — herb
  • Macedonian: красница (krasnica) — herb
  • Malay: cervil — herb
  • Middle English: cherville — herb
  • Norman: chèrfi — herb
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjørvel — herb
  • Old English: cerfille — herb
  • Polish: trybula — herb
  • Portuguese: cerefolho — herb
  • Portuguese: cerefólio — herb
  • Romanian: hasmațuchi — herb
  • Russian: керве́ль (kervélʹ) — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: krbuljica — herb
  • Serbo-Croatian: krasuljica — herb
  • Slovak: trebuľka — herb
  • Slovene: krebúljica — herb
  • Slovene: práva krebúljica — herb
  • Spanish: perifollo — herb
  • Spanish: cerefolio — herb
  • Spanish: perifolio — herb
  • Svan: წჷ̄წყა (c̣ə̄c̣q̇a) — herb
  • Swedish: körvel — herb
  • Turkish: frenk maydanozu — herb
  • Ottoman Turkish: فرنك معدنوسی (frenk maydanozu) — herb
  • Walloon: cierfouy — herb