bay leaf

Noun CEFR B2

ˈbeɪ liːf

Definitions

A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).

Equivalents

Españollaurel

Françaisfeuille de laurier

DeutschLorbeerblatt

27 more languages

العربيةورق الغار

বাংলাতেজপাতা

Češtinabobkový list

Cymraegllawrwydd

ΕλληνικάΔάφνη δαφνόφυλλο

Euskaraerramu

Suomilaakerinlehti

עבריתעלי דפנה

हिन्दीतेज पत्ता

Magyarbabérlevél

Italianoalloro

日本語ローリエ月桂

ქართულიდაფნა

Latinalaurus

LëtzebuergeschLorberblat

Maltirand

မြန်မာကရဝေးရွက်

Nederlandslaurierblad

Polskiliść bobkowy liść laurowy

Portuguêslouro

Românăfoaie de dafin

Русскийлавро́вый лист

Svenskalagerblad

Tagaloglawrel

Türkçedefne defne yaprağı

Українськалавр

Examples

“A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bay lynx Bay Minette Bay Miwok bay nut Bay of Bengal Bay of Benin

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