parsley

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/ === Noun === parsley (usually uncountable, plural parsleys) (countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking. (by extension, loosely) Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === parsley (third-person singular simple present parsleys, present participle parsleying, simple past and past participle parsleyed) (transitive) To add parsley to. === Anagrams === Players, parleys, players, prelays, replays, sparely