Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cloverlike Eurasian plant (Trigonella foenum-graecum) having white flowers. Its mildly bitter seeds and aromatic leaves are used as flavorings.
- n. The seeds or leaves of this plant.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The Trigonella Fænum-græcum, an annual leguminous plant indigenous to western Asia, but widely naturalized, and extensively cultivated in Asia, Africa, and some parts of Europe. The mucilaginous seeds are used as food, and also in medicine. Also fænugreek.
- n. See fenugreek.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A plant (trigonella Fœnum Græcum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are.
WordNet 3.0
- n. aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
- n. annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
Etymologies
- Middle English fenigrek, from Old French fenegrec, from Latin fēnugraecum, from fēnum Graecum : fēnum, hay; see fennel + Graecum, neuter of Graecus, Greek; see Greek. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“SASHREE said ... thanks for visiting my site trupti, nice gujju dokhla. .i luv besan dokhlas. .but fenugreek is a new one for me”
“Her fascinating post explains the variety of ways that fenugreek is used as food: seeds, fresh greens, and dried greens.”
“The combination of carrots and fenugreek is a popular North-Indian dish.”
“Dried fenugreek is another herb which adds an instant authenticity to paneer dishes.”
“(The word fenugreek comes from the Latin for “Greek hay;” in Greece it’s called Trigoniskos – Τριγωνίσκος.)”
“But Ella, who had put her flat on the market and more or less moved in with him, wanted ginger and garlic and something called fenugreek for what she planned to cook that evening, and this was the only place he knew for certain he could get them.”
“Methi is the Indian name for the plant that produces the seeds called fenugreek when they're used as a spice.”
“My standard example is fenugreek, which is ubiquitous in the cuisines of India and surrounding countries but which, because it's virtually unknown in English-speaking countries, is not to be found in the English half of bilingual dictionaries.”
“But case studies claim fenugreek, which is rich in antioxidants, is significantly more beneficial, especially when taken as a preventative measure.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“It is a popular Indian spice, and is also known as fenugreek seeds.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fenugreek’.
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• Little pains in my butt
Annoying, little, things. In a single word.
psoriasis, interjections, sultriness, spam, mice, mosquitoes, dust, mould, ipod, pimple, blister, sliver and 93 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Words in which "u" is pronounced "yu"
cute, uniform, puny, municipal, butte, fume, perfume, puke, cucumber, huge, demure, cube and 95 more...
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Dear Abby
We know that Wordie dearly needs an agony column. I have generously offered to host a Dear Abby column as a means of addressing the severe lack of social services at this site.
Please ...don't want to work, spread too thin, impaled on textbooks, too many custard ..., mistaken identity, every time i eat ..., victim of a vicio..., wondering what a ..., i really am abby, i have delusions ..., wailing wall of w..., aboutyrapistesis and 13 more...
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spice
zest, clowe-gilofre, bespice, piquance, star anise, epice, eugenia aromaticum, macis, tanginess, pimenta dioica, fenugreek, Geri Halliwell and 34 more...
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Spices: How Exotic!
That extra something that makes the dish pop.
white pepper, wasabi, vanilla, turmeric, tonka bean, tamarind, sumac, star anise, St. John's bread, Sichuan pepper, sesame seed, sassafras and 70 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Flora
fenugreek, verbena, saxifrage, arbutus, calendula, nasturtium, lobelia, hellebore, rhododendron, philodendron, bellflower, heuchera and 449 more...
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the gardener and apothecary's
bryony, chamomile, frond, sweet bay, laurel, monkshood, henbane, hemlock, parsley, rosemary, thyme, lady's mantle and 140 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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a modern herbal
mugwort, horehound, hellebore, chamomile, comfrey, rosemary, calendula, rose, lavender, lamb's quarters, gamboge, mustard and 108 more...
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ifjuly's list
favorite words. some are made up injokes between me and my husband or family.
skein, zaftig, july, bed, orifice, aesthete, ink, parce-que, desormais, cake, pusillanimous, pulse and 531 more...
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Food
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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exotic spices
unusual spices and kewl sounding spices...
asafoetida, wasabi, tumeric, basilico, cardamom, chervile, fenugreek, imli
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the herbalist
Started off as herbs and spices, now to herbalry and nature-based drugs of all sorts. Plus beautiful flower names!
frankincense, myrrh, basil, thyme, rosemary, paprika, cardamom, tumeric, caraway, juniper, senna, anise and 57 more...
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Herbs and Spices
With the odd seasoning that isn't strictly an herb or spice.
wasabi, vanilla, turmeric, thyme, tarragon, sumac, star anise, shallot, sesame, savory, salt, sage and 62 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for fenugreek.
reesetee I delight in the physical sensation of saying "plinth" and "fenugreek," mollusque. Just stand a bit farther away so you're not spit upon. ;-) Nov 21, 2010
sionnach Isn't this what the dead father on "Six Feet Under" liked to eat in the afterlife? Or maybe it was pasta with fenugreek,
yum. pasta. Nov 18, 2010
mollusque I don't see how you can put "fenugreek" in the same class as "plinth", reesetee. With "plinth" the delight is the physical sensation of saying the word, whereas "fenugreek" can be savored silently. Nov 17, 2010
yarb I like the dried leaves you get with Indian food. Nov 16, 2010
ruzuzu Don't get me wrong--I have no problem with lactation, consultants, plinths, or even the word "fenugreek." It's the taste of fenugreek that makes me want to hork. Nov 16, 2010
reesetee I don't know anything about lactating or consulting, but I sure do like this word.
Plinth.
Fenugreek.
Plinth.
Fenugreek. Nov 16, 2010
chained_bear I never tried it. My lactation consultant told me that in her experience working with nursing moms over the years, it hasn't usually resulted in gaining more than around an ounce a day--and while that sounds like a lot, if you're struggling to produce enough milk for your baby, there are other methods that seem to work better for more people. Of course, some women swear by it, so... *shrug* Nov 15, 2010
thtownse *chortle* Nov 12, 2010
ruzuzu Horking? Nov 12, 2010
thtownse Does it actually work? Nov 12, 2010
ruzuzu Oh, well in that case....
*hork* Nov 12, 2010
chained_bear Hork if you like. It is also used as an herbal supplement by women who need to increase their milk supply. Nov 12, 2010
ruzuzu *hork* Nov 12, 2010
chained_bear a spice made from ground seeds, commonly used in Indian curry dishes. Feb 5, 2007