Nigella

/naɪˈdʒɛlə/ noun

Definition

Small, black, teardrop-shaped seeds with a nutty, slightly bitter flavor, used in Middle Eastern and Indian breads, spice blends, and pickles.

Etymology

From Latin 'nigellus' meaning 'blackish,' referring to the seed color. Also called black cumin, kalonji, or black onion seed, though it's related to none of these plants but rather to the buttercup family.

Kelly Says

Despite being called 'black cumin' or 'black onion seed,' nigella seeds come from a delicate blue flower related to love-in-a-mist and have nothing to do with cumin or onions - they're pure members of the buttercup family with a unique, irreplaceable flavor!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንግላ
ng-la
ARالعربية
نيجيلا
ni-je-la
BNবাংলা
নীগেলা
nee-ge-la
CACatalà
nigella
ni-ge-la
CSČeština
nigella
ni-gel-la
DADansk
nigella
ni-gel-la
DEDeutsch
Nigella
nee-gel-la
ELΕλληνικά
νίγηλα
nee-geh-la
ESEspañol
nigella
ni-heh-la
FAفارسی
نیگلا
nee-ge-la
FISuomi
nigella
ni-ge-la
FRFrançais
nigelle
nee-gel
GUGU
નિગેલા
ni-ge-la
HAHA
nigella
ni-ge-la
HEעברית
ניג'לה
ni-ge-la
HIहिन्दी
नीगिला
nee-ge-la
HUMagyar
nigella
ni-gel-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
nigella
ni-ge-la
IGIG
nìgéla
ni-ge-la
ITItaliano
nigella
ni-gel-la
JA日本語
ニゲラ
ni-ge-ra
KKKK
нигелла
ni-ge-lla
KMKM
និគេឡា
ni-ge-la
KO한국어
니겔라
ni-ge-re-ra
MRMR
निगेल
ni-ge-l
MSBahasa Melayu
nigella
ni-ge-la
MYမြန်မာ
နီဂဲလာ
nee-ge-la
NLNederlands
nigella
ni-gel-la
NONorsk
nigella
ni-gel-la
PAPA
ਨਿਗੇਲਾ
ni-ge-la
PLPolski
nigella
ni-ge-la
PTPortuguês
nigela
nee-ge-la
RORomână
nigella
ni-ge-la
RUРусский
нигелла
nee-gel-la
SVSvenska
nigella
ni-gel-la
SWKiswahili
nigella
ni-ge-la
TAதமிழ்
நிஜெல்லா
ni-je-lla
TEతెలుగు
నిగెల్ల
ni-gel-la
THไทย
นิเกล่า
ni-ge-la
TLTL
nigella
ni-ge-la
TRTürkçe
nigella
ni-gel-la
UKУкраїнська
нігелла
nee-gel-la
URاردو
نِیْجِلا
ni-je-la
VITiếng Việt
nigella
ni-ge-la
YOYO
nìgéla
ni-ge-la
ZH中文
尼格拉
ni-ge-la
ZUZU
nigella
ni-ge-la

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