Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bockshornklee
English translation:
fenugreek
Added to glossary by
Alison Schwitzgebel
Oct 23, 2003 12:25
20 yrs ago
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German term
Bockshornklee
German to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
cooking
a herb;
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +4 | fenugreek | Alison Schwitzgebel |
4 | blue fenugreek | Cilian O'Tuama |
Proposed translations
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fenugreek
let me get you a source.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 2 mins (2003-10-23 12:28:04 GMT)
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\"The German name Bockshornklee and Swedish Bockhornsklöver buck\'s horn\'s trefoil both refer to the shape of the fruit (legume); fenugreek is closely related to trefoil. \"
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.ht...
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Note added at 51 mins (2003-10-23 13:17:10 GMT)
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On Cilian\'s answer below: blue fenugreek is just one member of the trignonella family. The fenugreek commonly used in cooking is trigonella foenum-gracum.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 2 mins (2003-10-23 12:28:04 GMT)
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\"The German name Bockshornklee and Swedish Bockhornsklöver buck\'s horn\'s trefoil both refer to the shape of the fruit (legume); fenugreek is closely related to trefoil. \"
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.ht...
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Note added at 51 mins (2003-10-23 13:17:10 GMT)
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On Cilian\'s answer below: blue fenugreek is just one member of the trignonella family. The fenugreek commonly used in cooking is trigonella foenum-gracum.
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Comment: "How does one know such herbs? Thank you very much!"
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blue fenugreek
Blue Fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea)
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