tarragon

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

dragoncello

estragone

dragonella

sinonimi

estragon

Artemisia dracunculus

herb

🌿

dragon wormwood

false tarragon

green sagewort

silky wormwood

dragon's-wort

plant

🌱

French tarragon

Traduzioni

estragon

Estragon

estragón

estragão

estragó

dragon

طرخون

Artemisia dracunculus

tarhun

εστραγκόν

slangenkruid

tarhun otu

طَرْخْوْن

طَرْخُون

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtæɹəɡɑn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.