kardemom

Dutch

Elettaria cardamomum

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cardemome, cardamome, from Old French cardamome, from Latin cardamomum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑr.dəˌmɔm/

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• Hyphenation: kar‧de‧mom

Noun

kardemom m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
2. cardamom seed, used as a spice

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kardemom”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• kardemom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl