Meanings
nigella1
plural nigellas
- countableuncountableThe seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.
Synonyms: black onion seed, onion seed, kalonji
Nigella2
- rareA female given name from English.
Sarah asked if Nigella's momma was a poet because she certainly had a lyrical ear for a name.
2005, Renee W. Campoy, Case Study Analysis in the Classroom, SAGE, →ISBN, page 165
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
nounThe seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.
Origin
nigella · noun
- Late Latinnigella
- translingualNigella
- Englishnigella
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.
More words from translingual, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Nigella · proper noun
A 19th-century flower name from nigella. Compare also the male given name Nigel.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μελάνθιον
- μελάνθιον (melánthion)plant of the genus Nigella
Arabic شُونِيز
- شُونِيز (šūnīz)plant of the genus Nigella
Bulgarian челебитка, че́рен кимио́н
- челебитка (čelebitka)plant of the genus Nigella
- че́рен кимио́н (čéren kimión)plant of the genus Nigella
- че́рен суса́м (čéren susám)plant of the genus Nigella
Czech černucha
- černuchaplant of the genus Nigella
Estonian mustköömen
- mustköömenplant of the genus Nigella
Finnish neito
- neitoplant of the genus Nigella
French nigelle
- nigelleplant of the genus Nigella
German Schwarzkümmel
- Schwarzkümmelplant of the genus Nigella
Hebrew קֶצַח
- קֶצַח (qétzaẖ)plant of the genus Nigella
Hungarian kandilla, katicavirág
- kandillaplant of the genus Nigella
- katicavirágplant of the genus Nigella
Latvian melnsēklīte
- melnsēklīteplant of the genus Nigella
Lithuanian juodgrūdė
- juodgrūdėplant of the genus Nigella
Polish czarnuszka
- czarnuszkaplant of the genus Nigella
Romanian chica-voinicului
- chica-voiniculuiplant of the genus Nigella
Russian черну́шка, черну́ха
- черну́шка (černúška)plant of the genus Nigella
- черну́ха (černúxa)plant of the genus Nigella
- калинджи (kalindži)plant of the genus Nigella
- чёрный тмин (čórnyj tmin)plant of the genus Nigella
Slovak černuška
- černuškaplant of the genus Nigella
Spanish ajenuz, arañuela
- ajenuzplant of the genus Nigella
- arañuelaplant of the genus Nigella
Swedish nigella
- nigellaplant of the genus Nigella
Turkish çörekotu, çöreotu
- çörekotuplant of the genus Nigella
- çöreotuplant of the genus Nigella
- siyah kimyonplant of the genus Nigella
- siyah susamplant of the genus Nigella
Ukrainian чорну́шка, чо́рний кмин
- чорну́шка (čornúška)plant of the genus Nigella
- чо́рний кмин (čórnyj kmyn)plant of the genus Nigella
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nigella
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Cite this entry
nigella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigella
“nigella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigella. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigella,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigella.
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