noun
lovage
LUV-ij
Lovage (noun) means a perennial herb from the Mediterranean, with a smell and flavour like celery. Example: “Lovage grows tall in the herb bed.”
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A perennial herb from the Mediterranean, with a smell and flavour like celery.
"Lovage grows tall in the herb bed."
"She added chopped lovage leaves to the soup."
"Lovage tastes a little like celery."
How to use lovage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tall herb that tastes like celery.
When to use it
It is a neutral word used mainly in cooking and gardening.
Memory tip
The word is a mass noun when you mean the herb as food, as in some lovage.
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Common pairings
fresh lovage
lovage leaves
lovage soup
chopped lovage
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Etymology
From Middle English loveache, an altered form shaped by folk etymology after the words love and ache, the latter meaning parsley. It came through Anglo-Norman and Old French from Latin levisticum.
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What is lovage?
Lovage is a perennial Mediterranean herb with an odour and flavour like celery.
What does lovage taste like?
It tastes and smells like celery.
Where does the word lovage come from?
It comes from Middle English, which took it from Anglo-Norman and Old French, ultimately from Latin levisticum.
What is the meaning of lovage?
"lovage" (noun) means a perennial herb from the Mediterranean, with a smell and flavour like celery.
