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Welsh parsley

Welsh parsley

8.9
An edible herb people use to flavor salads and cooked food
  • noun
translation icon : perejil galés
  • She garnished the roast chicken with freshly chopped Welsh parsley.

Examples

  • Gardeners in Britain often grow Welsh parsley for its flavor and hardiness.

  • A handful of Welsh parsley can brighten up any salad.

  • I added fresh Welsh parsley to the salad.

  • Have you tried Welsh parsley in your dishes?

  • A handful of Welsh parsley can brighten up any salad.

  • She garnished the roast chicken with freshly chopped Welsh parsley.

  • Gardeners in Britain often grow Welsh parsley for its flavor and hardiness.

Synonyms

parsley
vsWelsh parsley
58 1.0

A small green plant with flat or curly leaves used to add flavor to food

is a specific member of that plant group used for similar culinary purposes
alexanders
vsWelsh parsley
  • UK
9.9

A leafy green plant like celery that people eat

is the alternative common name used for that same herb
Smyrnium
vsWelsh parsley
  • Specialized
9.9

A flowering plant like parsley whose leaves people eat in cooking

is a single culinary species rather than a broad genus

Surface Forms

Welsh parsley singular
Welsh parsleys plural

Morphology

Welsh + parsley

This is a straightforward adjectival+noun combination: 'Welsh' specifies origin or variety and 'parsley' names the herb, so a learner who knows both words will infer it is a type or variety of parsley associated with Wales. The composition follows normal, cross-linguistically common adjective+noun naming patterns, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Welsh parsley may come from a time when people used Welsh to mean 'a local or substitute' rather than the country. The name shows this plant was used like parsley in cooking even though it was 'not the true parsley'.