funcho

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
2. (masculine) fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
3. (masculine) fennel (spice used in cooking)

Sinonieme

erva-doce

Vertalings

fennel

fenouil

Fenchel

finocchio

hinojo

μάραθο

fonoll

venkel

rezene

شومر

شَمَر

aneth

aneto

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfũ.ʃu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: fēnum

Verwante met Galisies: fiúncho

Verwante met Spaans: hinojo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.