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Meaning of Cardamom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɑː.də.məm

Definitions

  1. An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
    countable, uncountable
  2. Seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Synonym of grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.
    countable, uncommon, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الهيل حَبْهَان هال هيل
Azərbaycanca hil
বাংলা এলাচ
Català cardamom
Cymraeg grawn Paradwys
Dansk kardemomme
Deutsch Kardamom
Ελληνικά κάρδαμο
Español cardamomo
فارسی هل هیل
Suomi kardemumma
Français cardamome
Galego cardamomo
ગુજરાતી એલચી
עברית הל
हिन्दी इलायची
Հայերեն անդրիտակ կարդամոն հիլ մալախ շուշմիր
Bahasa Indonesia kapulaga
Italiano cardamomo
日本語 カルダモン 小豆蔲
ქართული ილი
한국어 카다몸
Kurdî hil hil kakule
മലയാളം ഏലം ഏലക്ക ഏലക്കായ
मराठी वेलची वेलदोडा
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖာလာ ဖာလာစေ့
Nederlands kardemom
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅଳେଇଚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਇਲਾਚੀ
Polski kardamon kardamonowy
Português cardamomo
Русский кардамон
Svenska kardemumma
Kiswahili iliki
தமிழ் ஏலக்காய் ஏலம்
ไทย กระวานเทศ ลูกเอ็น ลูกเอ็ล เอลา
Türkçe kakule
اردو الائچی
Tiếng Việt thảo quả

Examples

“As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration. The more I cooked at home and explored South Asian cuisine, the more I realized how important cardamom is.”

CEFR level

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

Cardamom Khmer Cardamom Mountains Cardamom region cardamomin cardamoms cardamon

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