prixel

Galician

Alternative forms

• perexil, perixel

Etymology

From Old Occitan pere(i)ssil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˈʃɛl/

Noun

prixel m (plural prixeis)

1. parsley (a herb native to the Mediterranean whose leaves are often in cooking)

References

• “prixel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.