noun
tarragon
TA-ruh-guhn
noun
1
A herb with slender aromatic leaves, related to wormwood, used to flavour food.
"Fresh tarragon adds a subtle aniseed note to chicken dishes."
"She grows tarragon in a pot on the windowsill."
How to Use Tarragon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA herb with a mild aniseed flavour, classic in French cooking (as in béarnaise sauce).
Common pairings
fresh tarragon
tarragon vinegar
chicken with tarragon
Word Forms
tarragons plural
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Etymology
Traced back through French and Medieval Latin to an Arabic word, ultimately from a Greek word for "dragonwort" — related to "dragon."