perexil

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perrexil, from Old Occitan pere(i)ssil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, stone) + σέλινον (sélinon, celery). Compare Portuguese perrexil and Spanish perejil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾeˈʃil/, /pɾeˈʃil/

Noun

perexil m (plural perexís)

  1. parsley (a herb native to the Mediterranean whose leaves are often used in cooking)

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