saffron
Middle English
/ˈsafrɔn/
noun
Definitions
- saffron the plant Crocus sativus
- saffron yellow powder used in cooking, pharmaceuticals, and dyes
- saffron the colour of the powder
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French safran derived from Latin safranum derived from Arabic زَعْفَرَان.
Origin
Arabic
زَعْفَرَان
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Indian saffron English
- saffron English
- saffroned English
- saffronisation English
- saffronization English
- saffronize English
- saffronlike English
- saffrony English
- safranum Latin
- safrānum Latin
- sáfrány Hungarian
- zafferano Italian
- safran French
- шафран Russian
- サフラン Japanese
- زَعْفَرَان Arabic
- safran Old French
- šafran Serbo-Croatian
- шафран Serbo-Croatian
- زرپران Persian
- زعفران Persian
- safran Norman
- zəfəran Azerbaijani
- шафран Macedonian
- zafarani Swahili
- açafran Old Spanish
- safran Ligurian
- զաֆրան Middle Armenian
- زعفران fa-cls