Spanish word

cilantro

Pronunciation

IPA/θiˈlantɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncilantro

Example

¿Quieres cilantro en tu taco?

Do you want cilantro in your taco?

Illustration for cilantro (cilantro)

More examples

Me gusta picar hojas de cilantro para la salsa.

I like to chop cilantro leaves for the sauce.

Core concept

Fresh flat bright-green herb leaves and thin tender stems.

Common phrases

  • hojas de cilantro

    cilantro leaves

  • cilantro fresco

    fresh cilantro

Similar words

perejil: Soft-flavored green herb chopped to lend a clean, herbaceous note and neat garnish.
culantro: Potent dark-green-leaf herb with an intense flavor used to infuse sauces and stews.
coriandro: Small round dried seeds from the plant used whole or ground as a fragrant spice.

Definition in Spanish

Hierba cuyas hojas y tallos tiernos se añaden crudos como condimento para aportar aroma y sabor a los platos.

Word origin

Spanish cilantro comes from Latin coriandrum via Greek koriannon and shares its origin with English coriander.

Usage tips

  • In many Mexican-style restaurants servers commonly ask "¿Con cilantro?" to confirm whether to add the fresh leaf garnish.

Other meanings

  • coriandernoun

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