karanfil

Meaning

  1. carnation, any Eurasian flowering plant of the species Dianthus caryophyllus, widely cultivated for its flowers
  2. clove, a very pungent aromatic spice obtained from the unexpanded flower bud of the plant Syzygium aromaticum

Frequency

48k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɾanˈfil/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرنفل (karanfil), from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).

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