perilla

See also: Perilla, perillà, and perillä

English

Purple perilla

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɪl.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

perilla (countable and uncountable, plural perillas)

1. An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, . Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.

Synonyms

• beefsteak plant (purple-leaved variety)
• shiso

Translations

East Asian herb

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 紫蘇／紫苏 (zi² sou¹), 紫苏 (ji² sou¹)

  Mandarin: 紫蘇／紫苏 (zh) (zǐsū), 紫苏 (zh) (zǐsū)

• Daur: bal
• Finnish: veripeippi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: perilla (fr) f, pérille (fr) f, pérille de Nankin (fr) f
• Japanese: 紫蘇 (ja) (shiso), シソ (ja) (shiso)
• Korean: 들깨 (deulkkae), 깻잎 (ko) (kkaennip) (leaves)
• Russian: пери́лла (ru) f (perílla), судза́ f (sudzá)
• Vietnamese: tía tô (vi)

Anagrams

• pallier

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iʎa

Verb

perilla

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Spanish

Etymology

pera +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾiʝa/ [peˈɾi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈɾiʝa/ [peˈɾi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈɾiʎa/ [peˈɾi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈɾiʃa/ [peˈɾi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈɾiʒa/ [peˈɾi.ʒa]

Noun

perilla f (plural perillas)

1. goatee
2. knob, doorknob

Synonyms

• (goatee): piocha f (Mexico), barba de chivo f, chiva f, chivera f