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Swahili
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِلْجِلَان (jiljilān).
Pronunciation
Noun
giligilani (n class, plural giligilani)
- coriander seed
2022 November 4, “Giligilani: Kwanini Kiungo hiki ni muhimu sana kwenye chakula cha Kihindi?”, in BBC News Swahili:Kiungo maarufu katika sehemu nyingi za dunia, giligilani ni shujaa asiyejulikana wa vyakula vya Kihindi.- A popular spice in many parts of the world, coriander is the unsung hero of Indian cuisine.
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- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 59 Nr. 494