caraway/cumin

Chinese translation: 小茴香 or 孜然

06:21 Jun 1, 2006
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / spices
English term or phrase: caraway/cumin
What's the Cantonese translation for word "cumin"?

Caraway or Persian cumin (Carum carvi) is a plant that belongs to the parsley family. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraway
Natalia Rim
Local time: 12:21
Chinese translation:小茴香 or 孜然
Explanation:
小茴香 or 孜然
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Justin Lai
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Local time: 20:21
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3 +5小茴香 or 孜然
Justin Lai
4caraway=葛縷子或藏茴香
Zoe Chuang


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
小茴香 or 孜然


Explanation:
小茴香 or 孜然

Justin Lai
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Local time: 20:21
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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
20 mins
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agree  IC --
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neutral  Last Hermit: '孜然' is NOT Cantonese.
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agree  Zoe Chuang
5 hrs
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agree  Ray Luo: 香旱芹菜, Carum carvi L.;caraway. 香菜caraway
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agree  seavin wu
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
caraway=葛縷子或藏茴香


Explanation:
1. A biennial Eurasian herb (Carum carvi) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small, white or pinkish flowers.

2. The seedlike fruit of this plant, widely used as a flavoring and seasoning in various foods. Also called caraway seed.



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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-06-01 12:20:56 GMT)
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還有人翻作香草,不過我覺得太籠統了


    Reference: http://tw.britannica.com/MiniSite/Article/id00012687.html
    Reference: http://www.2rich.com.tw/aroma/plant/CARAWAY.htm
Zoe Chuang
Local time: 19:21
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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