noun
parsley
Refers to the herb parsley (Petroselinum crispum). The name literally means 'Dutch parsley'.
See also: パセリ
オランダゼリを刻んでスープに入れた。
I chopped parsley and put it in the soup.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 芹 for parsley; rarely used in practice.
Ateji kanji spelling; historical and very rare.
パセリ is the more common loanword for parsley in modern Japanese. オランダゼリ is a less common native term.
Compound of オランダ (Oranda, 'Holland/Netherlands') + ゼリ (seri, 'parsley'). The exact origin of the 'Dutch' association is uncertain.