noun · 3 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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Received-Pronunciation:/sɪˈlæntɹəʊ/
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General-American:/sɪˈlɑntɹoʊ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coriander, Chinese parsley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb
3
noun
Meaning 3
Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, Coriandrum sativum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كُزْبَرَة
(kuzbara)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Burmese:
နံနံ
(namnam)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Burmese:
နံနံရွက်
(namnam-rwak)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Catalan:
coriandre
— leaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Cantonese:
芫茜
(jyun4 sai1, jim4 sai1)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Mandarin:
香菜
(xiāngcài)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Mandarin:
芫荽
(yánsui, yuánsuī)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Mandarin:
胡荽
(húsuī)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Czech:
koriandr
— leaves of the coriander plant
Dutch:
koriander
— leaves of the coriander plant
Esperanto:
koriandro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Finnish:
korianteri
— leaves of the coriander plant
French:
coriandre
— leaves of the coriander plant
Galician:
coandro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Galician:
coriandro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Georgian:
ქინძი
(kinʒi)
— leaves of the coriander plant
German:
Koriander
— leaves of the coriander plant
German:
Korianderkraut
— leaves of the coriander plant
Italian:
coriandolo
— leaves of the coriander plant
Japanese:
パクチー
(pakuchī)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Japanese:
香菜
(kōsai)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Japanese:
シャンツァイ
(shantsai)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Kannada:
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ
(kottumbari)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Kannada:
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಎಲೆಗಳು
(kottumbari elegaḷu)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Korean:
고수
(gosu)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Lao:
ຜັກຊີ
(phak sī)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Latin:
coriandrum
— leaves of the coriander plant
Lü:
ᦕᧅᦌᦲ
(ṗhaksii)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Malay:
daun ketumbar
— leaves of the coriander plant
Brunei Malay:
daun ketumbar
— leaves of the coriander plant
Norwegian Bokmål:
koriander
— leaves of the coriander plant
Old English:
celendre
— leaves of the coriander plant
Persian:
گشنیز
(gešniz)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Plautdietsch:
Sielantro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Polish:
kolendra
— leaves of the coriander plant
Portuguese:
coentro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Romanian:
coriandru
— leaves of the coriander plant
Russian:
кинза́
(kinzá)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Serbo-Croatian:
korijandar
— leaves of the coriander plant
Serbo-Croatian:
korijander
— leaves of the coriander plant
Sicilian:
cugghiànniru
— leaves of the coriander plant
Slovene:
koriánder
— leaves of the coriander plant
Spanish:
cilantro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Spanish:
coriandro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Spanish:
culantro
— leaves of the coriander plant
Spanish:
recaíto
— leaves of the coriander plant
Swedish:
koriander
— leaves of the coriander plant
Thai:
ผักชี
— leaves of the coriander plant
Northern Thai:
ᨹ᩠ᨠᨪᩥ
— leaves of the coriander plant
Tibetan:
བསོད་ནམས་དཔལ་འཛོམས
(bsod nams dpal 'dzoms)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Turkish:
kişniş
— leaves of the coriander plant
Ukrainian:
кінза́
(kinzá)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Ukrainian:
коля́ндра
(koljándra)
— leaves of the coriander plant
Welsh:
coriander
— leaves of the coriander plant
Welsh:
llysiau'r bara
— leaves of the coriander plant