fennel

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• /ˈfɛnəl/
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From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Proto-West Germanic *fenukl, from the Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, fēnoclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio and finook.

175 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Akkadian: 𒌑𒄩 (šimru, simru) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Albanian: netër — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Albanian: maraj — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Albanian: mërajë — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Albanian: maraq — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Arabic: شَمَر (šamar) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Arabic: شمر (šamar) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Arabic: بسباس (basbās) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Aragonese: finollo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Aragonese: fenollo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Aramaic: ܫܲܡܵܪܵܐ (šammārā) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Aramaic: ܫܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ (šummārā) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סִימְרָא (simrā) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Aramaic: שומרא (šummārā) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Armenian: ռազիան (ṙazian) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Armenian: հոռոմ սամիթ (hoṙom samitʻ) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Armenian: շումրա (šumra) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Assamese: গুৱামৰি (guamori) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Assamese: মৌৰি (mouri) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Basque: mihilu — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Bulgarian: див копър (div kopǎr) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Bulgarian: сминд (smind) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Burmese: စမုန်စပါး (ca.munca.pa:) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Catalan: fonoll — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Chinese Mandarin: 茴香 (huíxiāng) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Czech: fenykl — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Danish: fennikel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Dutch: venkel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Esperanto: fenkolo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Estonian: harilik apteegitill — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Finnish: fenkoli — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Finnish: saksankumina — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• French: fenouil — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Friulian: fenoli — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Galician: fiúncho — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Galician: fruncho — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Galician: fionllo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Galician: xiollo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Georgian: ცერეცო (cereco) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• German: Fenchel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Greek: μάραθο (máratho) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Greek: μάραθος (márathos) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Ancient Greek: μάραθον (márathon) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Gujarati: વરિયાળી (variyāḷī) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Hebrew: שֻׁמָּר (šummā́r) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Hebrew: גּוּפְנָן (gup̄nān) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Hiligaynon: inóho — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Hungarian: édeskömény — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Icelandic: fennikka — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Indonesian: adas — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Irish: finéal — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Istriot: fanucio — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Italian: finocchio — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Japanese: 茴香 (uikyō) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Kannada: ಸೊಂಪು (sompu) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Korean: 회향 (hoehyang) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Central Kurdish: ڕازیانە (razyane) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Ladino: finojo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Latin: marathrum — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Latin: fēnuculum — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Macedonian: морач (morač) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Macedonian: коморач (komorač) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Malay: adas landi — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Malay: adas pedas — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Malayalam: പെരുംജീരകം (peruñjīrakaṁ) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Maltese: bużbież — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Māori: taru haunga — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Middle English: fenel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Middle English: fenkel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Norman: fanon — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Norwegian Bokmål: fennikel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Occitan: fenolh — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Old English: finul — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Persian: رازیانه (râziyâne) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Piedmontese: fnoj — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Polish: fenkuł — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Polish: fenkuł włoski — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Polish: koper włoski — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Portuguese: funcho — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Portuguese: erva-doce — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Romanian: fenicul — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Russian: фе́нхель (fénxelʹ) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Sardinian: fenugu — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Serbo-Croatian: коморач — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Serbo-Croatian: коромач — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Serbo-Croatian: komorač — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Serbo-Croatian: koromač — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Sinhalese: මාදුරු (māduru) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Sinhalese: මහදුරු (mahaduru) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Slovak: fenikel — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Slovene: koromač — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Slovene: komarček — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Lower Sorbian: kopśica — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Lower Sorbian: kopš — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Spanish: hinojo — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Swahili: mshamari — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Swedish: fänkål — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Tamil: பெருஞ்சீரகம் (peruñcīrakam) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Tamil: சோம்பு (cōmpu) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Telugu: సోంపు (sōmpu) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Thai: ผักชีล้อม (chii-lɔ́ɔm) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Turkish: rezene — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Ukrainian: фе́нхель (fénxelʹ) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Welsh: ffenigl — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Welsh: ffunell — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Yiddish: פֿענכל (fenkhl) — Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
• Arabic: شَمَر (šamar) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Arabic: شمر (shamar) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Arabic: بسباس (basbās) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Aragonese: finollo — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Bulgarian: див копър (div kopǎr) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Bulgarian: сминд (smind) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Danish: fennikel — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Estonian: fenkol — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Finnish: fenkoli — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Georgian: ცერეცო (cereco) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Greek: μάραθο (máratho) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Greek: φοινόκιο (foinókio) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Ancient Greek: μάραθον (márathon) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Gujarati: વરિયાળી (variyāḷī) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Italian: finocchio — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Japanese: フィノッキオ (finokkio) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Kannada: ಸೊಂಪು (sompu) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Maltese: bużbież — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Persian: رازیانه (râziyâne) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Polish: koper włoski — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Portuguese: funcho — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Russian: фе́нхель (fénxelʹ) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Sinhalese: මාදුරු (māduru) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Sinhalese: මහදුරු (mahaduru) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Slovene: koromač — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Swedish: fänkål — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Turkish: rezene — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Ukrainian: фе́нхель (fénxelʹ) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Yiddish: פֿענכל (fenkhl) — bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
• Afrikaans: vinkel — spice used in cooking
• Akkadian: 𒌑𒄩 (šimru, simru) — spice used in cooking
• Arabic: شَمَر (šamar) — spice used in cooking
• Arabic: شمر (šamar) — spice used in cooking
• Aragonese: finollo — spice used in cooking
• Aramaic: ܫܲܡܵܪܵܐ (šammārā) — spice used in cooking
• Aramaic: ܫܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ (šummārā) — spice used in cooking
• Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סִימְרָא (simrā) — spice used in cooking
• Aramaic: שומרא (šummārā) — spice used in cooking
• Czech: fenykl — spice used in cooking
• Danish: fennikel — spice used in cooking
• Dutch: venkel — spice used in cooking
• Estonian: fenkol — spice used in cooking
• Finnish: fenkoli — spice used in cooking
• Galician: fiúncho — spice used in cooking
• Georgian: ცერეცო (cereco) — spice used in cooking
• German: Fenchel — spice used in cooking
• Greek: μάραθο (máratho) — spice used in cooking
• Gujarati: વરિયાળી (variyāḷī) — spice used in cooking
• Hindi: सौंफ (sa͠uph) — spice used in cooking
• Hungarian: édeskömény — spice used in cooking
• Italian: finocchio — spice used in cooking
• Japanese: フェンネル (fenneru) — spice used in cooking
• Kannada: ಸೊಂಪು (sompu) — spice used in cooking
• Central Kurdish: ڕازیانە (razyane) — spice used in cooking
• Macedonian: морач (morač) — spice used in cooking
• Macedonian: коморач (komorač) — spice used in cooking
• Malayalam: പെരുംജീരകം (peruñjīrakaṁ) — spice used in cooking
• Persian: رازیانه (râziyâne) — spice used in cooking
• Polish: koper włoski — spice used in cooking
• Portuguese: funcho — spice used in cooking
• Russian: фе́нхель (fénxelʹ) — spice used in cooking
• Slovene: koromač — spice used in cooking
• Lower Sorbian: kopśica — spice used in cooking
• Lower Sorbian: kopš — spice used in cooking
• Spanish: hinojo — spice used in cooking
• Swahili: shamari — spice used in cooking
• Swedish: fänkål — spice used in cooking
• Turkish: rezene — spice used in cooking
• Yiddish: פֿענכל (fenkhl) — spice used in cooking