cardamom

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English

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Cardamom seeds.

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.də.məm/, /ˈkɑː.də.mən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/, /ˈkɑɹ.dəˌmɑm/

Noun

cardamom (countable and uncountable, plural cardamoms)

  1. The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb.
  2. The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
  3. (uncommon, inexact) Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

grains of paradise — see grains of paradise

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).

Noun

cardamom m (plural cardamoms)

  1. cardamom

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cardamome.

Noun

cardamom n (uncountable)

  1. cardamom

Declension

declension of cardamom (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cardamom cardamomul
genitive/dative (unui) cardamom cardamomului
vocative cardamomule
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