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cilantro

ci·lantro

UK/sɪˈlæntɹəʊ/ US/sɪˈlɑntɹoʊ/ uncommon us

noun

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parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish

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From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.

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