Meanings
nounbay leaf (plural bay leaves)
plural bay leaves
- A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155
Translations
Afrikaans lourierblaar
- lourierblaarherb
Ancient Greek δάφνη, μαλάβαθρον
- δάφνη (dáphnē)herb
- μαλάβαθρον (malábathron)herb
Arabic ورق الغار
- ورق الغارherb
Basque erramu
- erramuherb
Bengali তেজপাতা
- তেজপাতা (tejpata)herb
Bulgarian дафи́нов лист
- дафи́нов лист (dafínov list)herb
Chinese Cantonese 月桂
- 月桂 (jyut⁶ gwai³)herb
Chinese Mandarin 月桂
- 月桂 (yuèguì)herb
Czech bobkový list
- bobkový listherb
Danish laurbærblad
- laurbærbladherb
Dutch laurierblad
- laurierbladherb
Finnish laakerinlehti
- laakerinlehtiherb
French feuille de laurier
- feuille de laurierherb
German Lorbeerblatt
- Lorbeerblattherb
Greek δάφνη, φύλλο δάφνης
- δάφνη (dáfni)herb
- φύλλο δάφνης (fýllo dáfnis)herb
Hebrew עֲלֵי דַּפְנָה
- עֲלֵי דַּפְנָה (aléy dafná)herb
Hindi तेज पत्ता
- तेज पत्ता (tej pattā)herb
Hungarian babérlevél
- babérlevélherb
Icelandic lárviðarlauf
- lárviðarlaufherb
Irish duilleog labhrais
- duilleog labhraisherb
Italian alloro
- alloroherb
Japanese 月桂
- 月桂 (gekkei)herb
Latin laurus
- laurusherb
Malay daun salam
- daun salamherb
Māori rau roera
- rau roeraherb
Norwegian Bokmål laurbærblad
- laurbærbladherb
Polish liść laurowy, liść bobkowy
- liść laurowyherb
- liść bobkowyherb
Portuguese louro
- louroherb
Romanian foaie de dafin
- foaie de dafinherb
Russian лавро́вый лист
- лавро́вый лист (lavróvyj list)herb
Slovak bobkový list
- bobkový listherb
Spanish laurel
- laurelherb
Swedish lagerblad
- lagerbladherb
Tagalog lawrel
- lawrelherb
Thai ใบกระวาน
- ใบกระวานherb
Turkish defne, defne yaprağı
- defneherb
- defne yaprağıherb
Welsh llawrwydd
- llawrwyddherb
Yiddish לאָרבערבלאַט
- לאָרבערבלאַט (lorberblat)herb
Cite this entry
APA
bay leaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20leaf
MLA
“bay leaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20leaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bay leaf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20leaf.
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