perixel

Galician

Alternative forms
  1. prixel

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peɾiˈʃɛl/

Etymology

From Old Occitan pere(i)ssil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Noun

perixel m (plural perixeis)

  1. parsley (a herb native to the Mediterranean whose leaves are often in cooking)

References
  • “perixel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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