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cardamom

Syllabification: (car·da·mom)

Pronunciation: /ˈkärdəməm/

(also cardamon /-mən/)

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Definition of cardamom

noun

1the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally.

2the Southeast Asian plant that bears cardamom seeds.
- Elettaria cardamomum, family Zingiberaceae

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon 'cress' + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant