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culantro

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/
  • /kuːˈlæn.tɹoʊ/
  • ko͞o-länˈ -trō
  • -lănˈ -

1

noun

Meaning 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.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chadon beni, fitweed

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of cilantro (the stems and leaves of Coriandrum sativum)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 刺芹 (cìqín) — Eryngium foetidum
  • Finnish: salaattipiikkiputki — Eryngium foetidum
  • French: coriandre longue — Eryngium foetidum
  • French: coriandre chinoise — Eryngium foetidum
  • German: Langer Koriander — Eryngium foetidum
  • Polish: kolendra ciernista — Eryngium foetidum
  • Spanish: culantro — Eryngium foetidum
  • Spanish: recao — Eryngium foetidum
  • Spanish: cilantro ancho — Eryngium foetidum
  • Spanish: cilantro sabanero — Eryngium foetidum
  • Swedish: sallatsmartorn — Eryngium foetidum
  • Swedish: mexikansk koriander — Eryngium foetidum
  • Ukrainian: коріандр мексиканський (koriandr meksykansʹkyj) — Eryngium foetidum
  • Ukrainian: микола́йчики мексика́нські (mykolájčyky meksykánsʹki) — Eryngium foetidum
  • Vietnamese: ngò gai — Eryngium foetidum