Parsley is a small plant with flat or curly leaves that are used for flavouring or decorating savoury food.
...parsley sauce.
parsley in British English
(ˈpɑːslɪ)
noun
1.
a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
2.
any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
Word origin
C14 persely, from Old English petersilie + Old French persil, peresil, both ultimately from Latin petroselīnum rock parsley, from Greek petroselinon, from petra rock + selinon parsley
parsley in American English
(ˈpɑrsli)
noun
a cultivated plant (Petroselinum hortense) of the umbel family, with greenish-yellow flowers and aromatic, often curled leaves used to flavoror garnish some foods
Word origin
ME parseli < OE petersilie & OFr persil, both < VL *petrosilium < L petroselinum < Gr petroselinon, rock parsley < petros, stone + selinon, celery
Serve with a dollop of cream and finely chopped chives or parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
When bubbling and brown remove from the oven and sprinkle over the fresh parsley.
The Sun (2016)
Serve alongside the chicken garnished with chopped parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Garnish your carrots with some fresh parsley or mint for a bit of added flavour.
The Sun (2016)
Season to taste and serve garnished with chopped parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Pick leaves from parsley stalks and chop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mix in the freshly chopped parsley and serve.
The Sun (2016)
Finely chop the parsley and scatter over the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Blitz parsley, garlic and zest or finely chop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Chop the rocket as if flat-leaf parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sprinkle chopped parsley over and chill for at least one hour before serving.
Elliot, Rose Cooking with Beans and Pulses
Scatter chopped garlic and parsley on both sides.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Finely chop the top of the small bunch of parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Stir the parsley into the sauce and spoon it over the fish mixture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Serve with the beans stirred with chopped parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Finish with the last of the parsley and garlic.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Serve the risotto stirred with chopped parsley and tomato sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Roughly chop the parsley leaves and scatter over the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Chop and pound garlic with chopped parsley stalks and half the leaves to make a green paste.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Serve the beef in slices with dressed parsley and the sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Remove from the oven and serve a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Chop enough flat leaf parsley leaves for about 1tbsp.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Finally, a sprinkling of toasted pine kernels and flat-leaf parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Chop the flat-leaf parsley leaves, coriander and mint.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Make a sauce of crushed garlic, white wine vinegar, lots of lemon juice and fresh parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When cool, tip onto a large chopping board, add the fresh parsley or basil and chop finely.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A French chef told me this week that curly parsley is only used for decoration in France.
The Sun (2014)
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In other languages
parsley
British English: parsley /ˈpɑːslɪ/ NOUN
Parsley is a small plant with curly leaves used for flavouring or decorating savoury food.
American English: parsley
Arabic: بَقدُونُس
Brazilian Portuguese: salsinha
Chinese: 欧芹
Croatian: peršin
Czech: petržel
Danish: persille
Dutch: peterselie
European Spanish: perejil
Finnish: persilja
French: persil
German: Petersilie
Greek: μαϊντανός
Italian: prezzemolo
Japanese: パセリ
Korean: 파슬리
Norwegian: persille
Polish: natka pietruszki
European Portuguese: salsa
Romanian: pătrunjel
Russian: петрушка
Latin American Spanish: perejil
Swedish: persilja
Thai: ผักชีฝรั่ง
Turkish: maydanoz
Ukrainian: петрушка
Vietnamese: cây mùi tây
All related terms of 'parsley'
cow parsley
a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
milk parsley
a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
parsley fern
a small bright green tufted European fern , Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
parsley piert
a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
parsley sauce
a white sauce containing chopped parsley
stone parsley
a roadside umbelliferous plant, Sison amomum , of W Europe and the Mediterranean region, having clusters of small white flowers and aromatic seeds
wild parsley
any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants that resemble parsley
Chinese parsley
coriander leaves used as an herb ; cilantro
fool's-parsley
an evil-smelling Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aethusa cynapium , with small white flowers: contains the poison coniine
parsley family
the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate , usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels , and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise , caraway , carrot , celery , dill , parsley , parsnip , and Queen Anne's lace , as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock
apiol
an aromatic compound derived from parsley seeds or oil, formerly used to treat menstrual disorders
piert
a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers