cardamom
noun/ˈkɑːdəməm/
/ˈkɑːrdəməm/
[uncountable]- the dried seeds of a South-East Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice
- cardamom pods
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon ‘cress’ + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant.Definitions on the go
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