cilantro

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈlæntɹəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /sɪˈlɑntɹoʊ/ === Noun === cilantro (usually uncountable, plural cilantros) (US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. ==== Synonyms ==== (herb): Chinese parsley, coriander ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Coltrain, contrail, cortinal, crotalin == Spanish == === Alternative forms === coriandro (rare) culantro (rare, regional, obsolete) === Etymology === Uncertain; possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant of Latin coriandrum—where also its doublet culantro, today obsolete, comes from—with a front vowel, like *ciliandrum or *ceriandrum. (Compare French coriandre, Italian coriandolo, Portuguese coentro) from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), alternative form of κορίαννον (koríannon, “coriander”).) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θiˈlantɾo/ [θiˈlãn̪.t̪ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /siˈlantɾo/ [siˈlãn̪.t̪ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -antɾo Syllabification: ci‧lan‧tro === Noun === cilantro m (plural cilantros) coriander, cilantro ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike the English term borrowed from it, the Spanish term refers to both the plants and the seeds. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belizean Creole: silanchro → English: cilantro → Plautdietsch: Sielantro === Further reading === “cilantro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025