aniseed

English

aniseeds

Alternative forms

• aniseseed, anise seed

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/

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• Rhymes: -iːd

Noun

aniseed (countable and uncountable, plural aniseeds)

1. (countable and uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.

Derived terms

• aniseeded
• aniseedy
• star aniseed

 

Translations

the seed-like fruit of the anise

• Burmese: စမုန်စပါး (my) (ca.munca.pa:)
• Catalan: anís (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 八角 (zh) (bājiǎo)

• Czech: anýz m
• Danish: anis (da) c
• Dutch: anijszaad (nl) n
• Finnish: anis (fi)
• French: graine d’anis f
• German: Anissamen m
• Greek: γλυκάνισο (el) n (glykániso)
• Hungarian: ánizsmag (hu), ánizs (hu)
• Irish: síol ainíse m
• Italian: anice (it) m
• Japanese: アニス (anisu)
• Macedonian: анасоново семе n (anasonovo seme)
• Maori: kopoti
• Norman: anis m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: anis (no) m

  Nynorsk: anis m

• Persian: زنیان (fa) (zeniyân)
• Polish: anyż (pl) m, anyżek (pl) m
• Portuguese: semente de anis f
• Punjabi: ਸੌਂਫ (pa) f (saumph)
• Russian: ани́совое се́мя n (anísovoje sémja), плод ани́са m (plod anísa), ани́с (ru) m (anís)
• Spanish: anís (es) m
• Swedish: anis (sv) c
• Welsh: anis (cy) m

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