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胡こ荽すい

also: こにし

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Meanings

1

noun

coriander; cilantro

rare term

Rare term for the plant Coriandrum sativum; in modern Japanese, コリアンダー or パクチー are overwhelmingly more common.

See also: コリアンダー

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、胡こ荽すいという表ひょう記きが見みられる。
In old documents, the spelling 胡荽 (こすい) can be found.

Written forms

胡荽
- こすい
  Rare kanji spelling; the plant is normally referred to as コリアンダー or パクチー.
- こにし
こにし
Alternate rare reading; the plant is normally referred to as コリアンダー or パクチー.

Kanji

胡barbarian, foreign
荽coriander

Similar words

コリアンダー
Common modern loanword for coriander; used in general contexts.
パクチー
Common modern term for cilantro, especially in culinary contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 胡荽 are ateji for the plant name; the readings こすい and こにし are rare and their exact derivation is uncertain.