Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

culantro

/kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cu-lantro
IPA: /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of cilantro (the stems and leaves of Coriandrum sativum)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A painting of a woman wearing a burgundy shawl over a flamenco-style dress hangs on a wall, and in the garden, tomatoes, peppers, corn and culantro, an herb used in Caribbean cooking, grow in the summer."

Etymology

From Spanish culantro, whence also the doublet cilantro, which see for more. Both words are doublets of coriander.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: culantro

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

chadon beni fitweed

Questions

How do you pronounce culantro?: The recorded pronunciation is /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/.
What does culantro mean?: The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)
Where does culantro come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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