parsley
noun/ˈpɑːsli/
/ˈpɑːrsli/
[uncountable]- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chopped
- fresh
- curly
- …
- sprig
- chop
- add
- garnish something with
- …
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.Definitions on the go
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