Meanings
plural corianders
- AustraliaIrelandUKuncountableusuallyThe annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 2531 more example
Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination. Also vinegar, dried coriander, potassium bromide, cocaine, vervain, acid drinks, lemonade.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11Synonyms: Chinese parsley
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
nounThe dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.
More synonyms by meaning
nounOld World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
noundried coriander seeds used whole or ground
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Pre-Greek
- Ancient Greekκορίανδρον
- Latincoriandrum
- Old Frenchcorïandre
- Anglo-Normancoriandre
- Middle Englishcoriandre
- Englishcoriander
From Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro. cognates, etc. Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-a2-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (^úḫurium) Aramaic כסברה (kusbara, “coriander”), Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ (kūsbartā, “coriander”) and Arabic كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara). Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans koljander, dhanja
- koljanderCoriandrum sativum plant
- dhanjaCoriandrum sativum plant
- koljanderdried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- dhanjadried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Ancient Greek κορίαννον, κορίαννον
- κορίαννον (koríannon)Coriandrum sativum plant
- κορίαννον (koríannon)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Arabic كُزْبَرَة, قُسْبَرَة
- كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قُسْبَرَة (qusbara)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قَسْبُور (qasbūr)Coriandrum sativum plant
- كَسْبُور (kasbūr)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قَزْبُور (qazbūr)Coriandrum sativum plant
- كَزْبُور (kazbūr)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قُسْبَر (qusbar)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قُزْبَر (quzbar)Coriandrum sativum plant
- كُسْبَر (kusbar)Coriandrum sativum plant
- كُزْبَر (kuzbar)Coriandrum sativum plant
- قُزْبَرَة (quzbara)Coriandrum sativum plant
- كُسْبَرَة (kusbara)Coriandrum sativum plant
Basque martorri
- martorriCoriandrum sativum plant
Bengali ধনিয়া
- ধনিয়া (dhoniẏa)Coriandrum sativum plant
Bulgarian кориандър
- кориандър (koriandăr)Coriandrum sativum plant
Catalan coriandre, celiandre
- coriandreCoriandrum sativum plant
- celiandreCoriandrum sativum plant
Chinese Cantonese 芫茜
- 芫茜 (jyun⁴ sai¹, jim⁴ sai¹)Coriandrum sativum plant
Chinese Mandarin 香菜, 芫荽
- 香菜 (xiāngcài)Coriandrum sativum plant
- 芫荽 (yánsui, yuánsuī)Coriandrum sativum plant
- 胡荽 (húsuī)Coriandrum sativum plant
- 芫荽籽 (yánsuīzǐ)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Czech koriandr
- koriandrCoriandrum sativum plant
Danish koriander
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
Dutch koriander, ketoembar
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
- ketoembarCoriandrum sativum plant
- wantsenkruidCoriandrum sativum plant
- korianderzaaddried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- korianderdried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Esperanto koriandro
- koriandroCoriandrum sativum plant
Finnish korianteri, korianteri
- korianteriCoriandrum sativum plant
- korianteridried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
French coriandre, coriandre
- coriandreCoriandrum sativum plant
- coriandredried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- graine de coriandredried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
German Koriander, Koriander
- KorianderCoriandrum sativum plant
- Korianderdried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- Koriandersamendried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Greek κόλιαντρος
- κόλιαντρος (kóliantros)Coriandrum sativum plant
Hebrew כֻּסְבָּרָה, גָּד
- כֻּסְבָּרָה (kusbára)Coriandrum sativum plant
- גָּד (gad)Coriandrum sativum plant
Hindi धनिया, धनिया
- धनिया (dhaniyā)Coriandrum sativum plant
- धनिया (dhaniyā)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Hungarian koriander
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
Icelandic kóríander
- kóríanderCoriandrum sativum plant
Indonesian ketumbar, ketumbar
- ketumbarCoriandrum sativum plant
- ketumbardried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Irish lus an choire
- lus an choireCoriandrum sativum plant
Italian coriandolo
- coriandoloCoriandrum sativum plant
Japanese コリアンダー, 香菜
- コリアンダー (koriandā)Coriandrum sativum plant
- 香菜 (kōsai)Coriandrum sativum plant
- シャンツァイ (shantsai)Coriandrum sativum plant
- パクチー (pakuchī)Coriandrum sativum plant
- コリアンダー (koriandā)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- コリアンダーシード (koriandā shīdo)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Korean 고수
- 고수 (gosu)Coriandrum sativum plant
Latin coriandrum
- coriandrumCoriandrum sativum plant
Malay ketumbar, ketumbar
- ketumbarCoriandrum sativum plant
- ketumbardried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Māori korianara
- korianaraCoriandrum sativum plant
Norwegian koriander
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
Polish kolendra, kolendra
- kolendraCoriandrum sativum plant
- kolendradried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Portuguese coentro
- coentroCoriandrum sativum plant
Romanian coriandru
- coriandruCoriandrum sativum plant
Russian кориа́ндр, кинза́
- кориа́ндр (koriándr)Coriandrum sativum plant
- кинза́ (kinzá)Coriandrum sativum plant
Slovak koriander
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
Spanish cilantro, coriandro
- cilantroCoriandrum sativum plant
- coriandroCoriandrum sativum plant
- culantroCoriandrum sativum plant
Swahili mgiligilani, giligilani
- mgiligilaniCoriandrum sativum plant
- giligilanidried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Swedish koriander
- korianderCoriandrum sativum plant
Tagalog wansoy
- wansoyCoriandrum sativum plant
Tamil கொத்தமல்லி, கொத்துமல்லி
- கொத்தமல்லி (kottamalli)Coriandrum sativum plant
- கொத்துமல்லி (kottumalli)Coriandrum sativum plant
- தனியா (taṉiyā)Coriandrum sativum plant
Thai ผักชี
- ผักชีCoriandrum sativum plant
Turkish kişniş, küzbere
- kişnişCoriandrum sativum plant
- küzbereCoriandrum sativum plant
- leylek otuCoriandrum sativum plant
- golyandroCoriandrum sativum plant
- kişnişdried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- kişniş tohumudried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Ukrainian кінза́, коля́ндра
- кінза́ (kinzá)Coriandrum sativum plant
- коля́ндра (koljándra)Coriandrum sativum plant
- коріа́ндр (koriándr)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
- коля́ндра (koljándra)dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Welsh coriander, llysiau'r bara
- corianderCoriandrum sativum plant
- llysiau'r baraCoriandrum sativum plant
- corianderdried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant
Yiddish פֿעלד־גליאַנדער, גליאַנדער
- פֿעלד־גליאַנדער (feld-glyander)Coriandrum sativum plant
- גליאַנדער (glyander)Coriandrum sativum plant
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
coriander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coriander
“coriander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coriander. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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