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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespárrago
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esˈpa.ra.ɣo
"Compré un manojo de espárragos verdes en el mercado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vegetable consisting of tender young shoots of an edible plant of the lily family, typically cooked and eaten whole.
"We roasted fresh asparagus with olive oil and garlic for dinner." - 2
The perennial garden plant that produces these edible shoots.
"He planted a new bed of asparagus in the corner of his vegetable garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from classical Latin asparagus, which comes from ancient Greek asparagos, ultimately originating from Persian roots meaning a shoot or sprout. The spelling evolved through Middle English variants before stabilizing in the early modern period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Asparagus" is said worldwide
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asperge
Transliteration: as-pɛʁʒ
"Les asperges sont délicieuses cuites à la vapeur."
Spargel
Transliteration: ˈʃpaʁɡl̩
"Im Frühling essen wir gerne frischen Spargel."
asparago
Transliteration: aˈspa.ra.ɡo
"Gli asparagi freschi sono ottimi nel risotto."
espárrago
Transliteration: esˈpa.ra.ɣo
"Compré un manojo de espárragos verdes en el mercado."
espargo
Transliteration: iʃˈpaɾ.ɡu
"Os espargos grelhados são um excelente acompanhamento."
शतावरी
Transliteration: shatavari
"शतावरी एक बहुत ही स्वास्थ्यवर्धक सब्जी है।"
芦笋
Transliteration: lú sǔn
"我非常喜欢吃清炒芦笋。"
아스파라거스
Transliteration: aseuparageoseu
"스테이크와 함께 아스파라거스를 구워 먹었다."
アスパラガス
Transliteration: asuparagasu
"スーパーで新鮮なアスパラガスを買いました。"
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