perejil

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/ [pe.ɾeˈxil]

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• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: pe‧re‧jil

Noun

perejil m (plural perejiles)

1. parsley

Derived terms

• perejil de perro
• perejil gigante
• perejil marino

 

Further reading

• “perejil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014