tarragon

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (uncountable, usually) A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Sinónimos

Artemisia dracunculus

dragon wormwood

false tarragon

green sagewort

silky wormwood

dragon's-wort

French tarragon

Frecuencia

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Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈtæɹəɡɑn/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.

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