perilla
English
editEtymology
editFrom translingual Perilla (genus name).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editperilla (countable and uncountable, plural perillas)
- An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.
- 2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 42:
- The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose.
Synonyms
edit- beefsteak plant (purple-leaved variety)
- shiso
Translations
editEast Asian herb
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Anagrams
editCatalan
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editVerb
editperilla
- inflection of perillar:
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
- Syllabification: pe‧ri‧lla
Noun
editperilla f (plural perillas)
Further reading
edit- “perilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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