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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish, borrowed from Old Occitan pe(i)ressil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾeˈxil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: pe‧re‧jil
Noun
perejil m (plural perejiles)
- parsley
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