Meanings
plural cilantros
- USuncountableusuallyThe stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
Synonyms: Chinese parsley, coriander
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
More synonyms by meaning
nounOld World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincoriandrum“coriander”
- Late Latincoliandrum
- Spanishcilantro
- Englishcilantro
From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كُزْبَرَة
- كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara)leaves of the coriander plant
Catalan coriandre
- coriandreleaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Cantonese 芫茜
- 芫茜 (jyun⁴ sai¹, jim⁴ sai¹)leaves of the coriander plant
Chinese Mandarin 香菜, 芫荽
- 香菜 (xiāngcài)leaves of the coriander plant
- 芫荽 (yánsui, yuánsuī)leaves of the coriander plant
- 胡荽 (húsuī)leaves of the coriander plant
Czech koriandr
- koriandrleaves of the coriander plant
Dutch koriander
- korianderleaves of the coriander plant
Esperanto koriandro
- koriandroleaves of the coriander plant
Finnish korianteri
- korianterileaves of the coriander plant
French coriandre
- coriandreleaves of the coriander plant
German Koriander, Korianderkraut
- Korianderleaves of the coriander plant
- Korianderkrautleaves of the coriander plant
Italian coriandolo
- coriandololeaves of the coriander plant
Japanese パクチー, 香菜
- パクチー (pakuchī)leaves of the coriander plant
- 香菜 (kōsai)leaves of the coriander plant
- シャンツァイ (shantsai)leaves of the coriander plant
Korean 고수
- 고수 (gosu)leaves of the coriander plant
Latin coriandrum
- coriandrumleaves of the coriander plant
Malay daun ketumbar
- daun ketumbarleaves of the coriander plant
Norwegian Bokmål koriander
- korianderleaves of the coriander plant
Persian گشنیز
- گشنیز (gešniz)leaves of the coriander plant
Polish kolendra
- kolendraleaves of the coriander plant
Portuguese coentro
- coentroleaves of the coriander plant
Romanian coriandru
- coriandruleaves of the coriander plant
Russian кинза́
- кинза́ (kinzá)leaves of the coriander plant
Spanish cilantro, coriandro
- cilantroleaves of the coriander plant
- coriandroleaves of the coriander plant
- culantroleaves of the coriander plant
- recaítoleaves of the coriander plant
Swedish koriander
- korianderleaves of the coriander plant
Thai ผักชี
- ผักชีleaves of the coriander plant
Turkish kişniş
- kişnişleaves of the coriander plant
Ukrainian кінза́, коля́ндра
- кінза́ (kinzá)leaves of the coriander plant
- коля́ндра (koljándra)leaves of the coriander plant
Welsh coriander, llysiau'r bara
- corianderleaves of the coriander plant
- llysiau'r baraleaves of the coriander plant
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Cite this entry
cilantro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilantro
“cilantro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilantro. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cilantro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilantro.
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