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dill

UK/dɪl/ US/ˈdɪl/ uncommon informal

noun

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aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning

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From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

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