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

cardamom

noun
 
/ˈkɑːdəməm/
 
/ˈkɑːrdəməm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the dried seeds of a South-East Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice
    • cardamom pods
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon ‘cress’ + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant.
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