dill

Meanings

• noun

  An herb belonging to the parsley family, with fine feathery leaves and a mild, sweet, cucumber-like flavor.

  - "Dill is often used in pickles and bread."
  - "The dill plant has feathery leaves and yellow flowers."
  - "I added some dill to my fish marinade."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪɫ/
   
   
   
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2. /dɪɫ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

anet , dillseed , dill pickle , dill pickle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dill
hill , spill , mill , will

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Variants

List of all variants of dill that leads to same result
dill , dilled , dills , Dill , John Dill , John Greer Dill , Sir John Greer Dill , dill pickle , dill pickles , dill weed

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Etymology

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The name dill comes from the Old Norse word dillapi, meaning 'thoroughly soothing'.

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Trivia

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1. Dill is a popular herb in Scandinavian and Eastern European cuisine.

2. Dill is a good source of vitamin C and calcium.

3. The ancient Greeks used dill to help soothe digestive issues.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dill pickles: A type of pickle made with dill and cucumbers.

2. Dill seed: The seeds of the dill plant, which have a slightly different flavor than the leaves.

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Culture

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Dill has been used in various cultures for its flavor and medicinal properties. In ancient Egypt, dill was used as a spice and as a preservative. In medieval Europe, dill was used to help soothe colic in infants.

How to Memorize "dill"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dill plant with feathery green leaves and yellow flowers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dill' with 'delicious' to help remember its flavor.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Dill Is Lovely Leaf'.

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