selderij

celery (Apium graveolens, a herb)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɛl.dəˈrɛi̯/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: céleri

In summary

Borrowed from French céleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). For the epenthetic d, which was productive well into the seventeenth century, compare kelder, zolder, daalder, mulder, vilder, volder.

Concepts

celery

brunoise

celeriac

Waldorf salad

Synonyms

selderie

selder

bleekselderij

apium

wilde selderie

Translations

apio

céleri

aipo

Sellerie

σέλινο

sedano

seler

apium

kereviz

api

كرفس

cèleri

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