perrexil

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan pere(i)ssil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Noun

perrexil m (plural perrexis)

  1. parsley (a herb native to the Mediterranean whose leaves are often in cooking)
  2. samphire; sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum, an edible plant that grows near the sea)

Synonyms

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