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Meaning of Anise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈæn.ɪs

Definitions

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
countable, uncountable
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans anys

العربية أنسون أنيسون الينسون يانسون

Български анасон

Bosanski anason anis анасон анис

Català anis matafaluga

Čeština anýz

Dansk anis

Deutsch Anis

Ελληνικά ανασόνι άνισο γλυκάνισος

Esperanto anizo anizujo

Español anís matalahúva

فارسی انیسون

Suomi anis anisruoho

Français anis anise

Gaeilge ainís

עברית אניס

हिन्दी पतली सौंफ

Hrvatski anason anis анасон анис

Magyar ánizs

Հայերեն անիսոն

Bahasa Indonesia adas manis anis

Italiano anace anice

日本語アニス八角

한국어 아니스

Kurdî anason anîs

Latina anisum

Lëtzebuergesch Anäis

Македонски анасон

Malti ħlewwa

Nederlands anijs

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੌਂਫ

Polski anyż anyżkowy anyżowy

Português anis anise

Română anason

Русский анис

Slovenščina Janez

Српски anason anis анасон анис

Svenska anis

தமிழ் சோம்பு

Türkçe anason

Examples

“A concoction consisting of saffron, orange blossoms, dried dates, anise, wild carrots, and egg yolk, boiled in clear water into which honey and the blood of two freshly killed doves have been poured, is recommended by Arabs as a sexual inducement.”

“[…] of the butcherbirds which were perched on the electric wires skirting the road must be nesting birds, and that in the absence of trees or brush they must be nesting in some of the weeds along the highway, mostly anise (Foeniculum vulgare).”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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