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Definition of parsley noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parsley

noun
 
/ˈpɑːsli/
 
/ˈpɑːrsli/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a plant with curly green leaves that are used in cooking as a herb and to decorate food
    • fish with parsley sauce
    • The eggs are sprinkled with coarsely chopped parsley.
    see also cow parsleyTopics Plants and treesc2, Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chopped
    • fresh
    • curly
    • …
    … of parsley
    • sprig
    verb + parsley
    • chop
    • add
    • garnish something with
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English petersilie, via late Latin based on Greek petroselinon, from petra ‘rock’ + selinon ‘parsley’, influenced in Middle English by Old French peresil, of the same origin.
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