noun
Uncommon
celery
SEH-luh-ree
Celery (noun) means a pale green vegetable with long crunchy stalks, eaten raw or cooked. Example: “She chopped celery, carrots, and onion for the soup base.”
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A pale green vegetable with long crunchy stalks, eaten raw or cooked.
"In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite."
— Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)
"She chopped celery, carrots, and onion for the soup base."
"He snacked on a stick of celery with peanut butter."
How to use celery
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crisp, watery green vegetable often used raw as a snack or as a base flavour for soups and stews.
Common pairings
celery stick
celery salt
chop celery
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Word forms
- Plural
- celeries
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Etymology
From French céleri, ultimately from Ancient Greek selinon — the same root as the herb name "parsley" shares in part.
Synonyms
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cultivated celery
Rhymes for celery
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What does “celery” mean?
The word “celery” means a pale green vegetable with long crunchy stalks, eaten raw or cooked. In plain terms, a crisp, watery green vegetable often used raw as a snack or as a base flavour for soups and stews.
How do you pronounce “celery”?
“Celery” is pronounced SEH-luh-ree (/ˈsɛləɹi/ in IPA).
How do you use “celery” in a sentence?
Here is “celery” used in a sentence: “She chopped celery, carrots, and onion for the soup base.”
What part of speech is “celery”?
“Celery” is a noun.
Where does the word “celery” come from?
The word “celery” comes from Ancient Greek. From French céleri, ultimately from Ancient Greek selinon — the same root as the herb name "parsley" shares in part.
Is “celery” a common word?
“Celery” is an uncommon word in modern English.
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