Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /peɾeˈxil/ [pe.ɾeˈxil]
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  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧jil

Noun

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perejil m (plural perejiles)

  1. parsley

Derived terms

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