dill

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
  2. noun aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning

Etymology

From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Anethum graveolens

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