fenugreek.
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
Meaning & usage
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Latin foenum Latin graecus Latin foenum-graecum Old French fenigrecbor. Middle English fenygreke English fenugreek Inherited from Middle English fenygreke, borrowed from Old French fenigrec, from Latin foenum-graecum (literally “Greek hay”), from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.