chadon beni

English

/ˈʃɑːdɔː(n) ˌbɛni/, /ˈʃɑdɔ(n) ˌbɛni/

noun
Definitions
  • (Caribbean) Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chardon béni (blessed thistle) derived from Latin carduus (thistle, wild thistle, artichoke, thristle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kars- (scrape, rub, scratch, card) derived from Latin benedīcō (I speak well of, I bless, I speak well, I praise, speak well of, I commend, bless) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (revere, show favor, tie, show favour), *kars- (scrape, rub, scratch, card).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kars-

Gloss

scrape, rub, scratch, card

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms