cilantro

[si-lahn-troh, -lan-] Origin

ci·lan·tro

[si-lahn-troh, -lan-]

Origin:
1900–05; < Spanish, variant of culantro < Vulgar Latin, dissimilated form of Latin coriandrum coriander
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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cilantro (sɪˈlæntrəʊ)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): coriander a European umbelliferous plant, Coriandrum sativum, widely cultivated for its aromatic seeds and leaves, used in flavouring food, etc
 
[C20: Spanish]

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cilantro
from Sp., variant of culantro, from L. coriandrum "coriander."
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