dill

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
2. (countable, uncountable) A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

Verb

To cook or flavor with dill.

Verb

To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.

Concetti

aneto

anice

sinonimi

Anethum graveolens

dill weed

fennel

anise

garden dill

Traduzioni

aneth

eneldo

Dill

endro

anet

άνηθος

anethum

dille

dereotu

شبت

Anethum graveolens

aneto

fenouil

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: dile

Ereditato da inglese antico: dile

Affine Old Saxon: dilli

Affine olandese: dille

Affine svedese: dill

Affine tedesco: Dill

In summary

From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.