noun
dill
dihl
noun
1
A feathery herb with a mild, aniseed-like flavor, used fresh or dried in cooking.
"She sprinkled fresh dill over the salmon."
"Dill grows quickly and self-seeds readily in a herb garden."
2
A cucumber pickled with dill and other seasonings.
"He ordered a burger with a dill on the side."
verb
1
To season or cook food with dill.
"The recipe calls for dilling the potato salad lightly."
How to Use Dill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe herb used to flavor pickles and fish, or a pickle made with it.
Common pairings
fresh dill
dill pickle
dill seed
Word Forms
dilled past tense, dilled past tense, dills plural, dills plural, dills singular, dills singular
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Etymology
From Old English "dile", ultimately from a Proto-Germanic word of uncertain, likely non-Indo-European origin.