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tempero — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dressing noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
  • herb noun A plant used to flavour food, especially the leaves.
  • seasoning noun Salt, herbs, spices, or other ingredients added to food to improve its taste.
  • spice noun A dried plant substance, such as pepper or cinnamon, used to flavor food.

Senses

tempero is used for these senses in English:

  • dressing (cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
  • herb (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
  • seasoning (cooking) Adding a layer of fat to render the surface of cookware non-stick.
  • spice (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
  • spice (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.

dressing — full definition

  1. noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
  2. noun A protective covering or bandage applied to a wound.
  3. noun The act of getting dressed, or the clothes and accessories someone wears.

herb — full definition

  1. noun A plant used to flavour food, especially the leaves.
  2. noun A plant used in traditional or alternative medicine.

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