coriander seed
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- noun
- /ˌkɔːriˈændər siːd/
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semilla de cilantro
- I bought the Aesop coriander seed body cleanser, Aesop redemption body scrub the best.
- teaspoon of coriander seeds
- tablespoon of coriander seeds
- ground coriander seeds
Examples
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In a recipe, add coriander seeds for a unique flavor in your dish.
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Grab some more coriander seeds and we're done.
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There are coriander seeds, which I'm going to put... -
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To enhance the aroma, toast the coriander seeds lightly in a dry pan before grinding.
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The chef recommended using whole coriander seeds instead of ground ones for better texture.
Synonyms
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Small dried seeds that add a warm, citrusy flavor to food
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Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'coriander' (the plant or its fruit used in cooking) with 'seed' (a plant's reproductive unit) directly yields 'the seeds of the coriander plant used as a spice.' This straightforward noun–noun combination and the cross‑linguistic tendency to name seed types similarly make it immediately inferable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Coriander seed comes from the coriander plant; one popular story says the plant's name comes from an old Greek word for 'bug' because the fresh leaves can smell a little like insects. People collected the round, brown seeds of the coriander plant and used them as a spice, so coriander seed now means the dried seeds used in cooking.