culantro

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/kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ//kuːˈlæn.tɹoʊ/

noun

The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)

Similar
chadon benifitweed
OriginSpanish culantro →
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Meanings

nounculantro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)

    A painting of a woman wearing a burgundy shawl over a flamenco-style dress hangs on a wall, and in the garden, tomatoes, peppers, corn and culantro, an herb used in Caribbean cooking, grow in the summer.

    2007 January 21, Timothy Williams, “As East Harlem Develops, Its Accent Starts to Change”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: chadon beni, fitweed

  2. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of cilantro (the stems and leaves of Coriandrum sativum)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)

Similar
chadon benifitweed

Origin

  1. Spanishculantro
  2. Englishculantro

From Spanish culantro, whence also the doublet cilantro, which see for more. Both words are doublets of coriander.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 刺芹
  • 刺芹 (cìqín)Eryngium foetidum
Finnish salaattipiikkiputki
  • salaattipiikkiputkiEryngium foetidum
French coriandre longue, coriandre chinoise
  • coriandre longueEryngium foetidum
  • coriandre chinoiseEryngium foetidum
German Langer Koriander
  • Langer KorianderEryngium foetidum
Polish kolendra ciernista
  • kolendra ciernistaEryngium foetidum
Spanish culantro, recao
  • culantroEryngium foetidum
  • recaoEryngium foetidum
  • cilantro anchoEryngium foetidum
  • cilantro sabaneroEryngium foetidum
Swedish sallatsmartorn, mexikansk koriander
  • sallatsmartornEryngium foetidum
  • mexikansk korianderEryngium foetidum
Ukrainian коріандр мексиканський, микола́йчики мексика́нські
  • коріандр мексиканський (koriandr meksykansʹkyj)Eryngium foetidum
  • микола́йчики мексика́нські (mykolájčyky meksykánsʹki)Eryngium foetidum
Vietnamese ngò gai, mùi tàu
  • ngò gaiEryngium foetidum
  • mùi tàuEryngium foetidum

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

calutron
Cite this entry
APA

culantro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culantro

MLA

“culantro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culantro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culantro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culantro.

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