fenugreek

English
Fenugreek seeds

Etymology

From Middle English fenygreke, fenegrek, from Old French fenugrec, fengrec, from Latin foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), “Greek hay”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/, /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/
  • Hyphenation: fen‧u‧greek

Noun

fenugreek (usually uncountable, plural fenugreeks)

  1. A leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
  2. The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).

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