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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Indonesian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• US 1: IPA: /ˈbæzˌəl/

  Rhymes: -æzəl

• US 2: IPA: /ˈbeɪzˌəl/

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  Rhymes: -eɪzəl

• RP: IPA: /ˈbæzˌəl/

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  Rhymes: -æzəl

[ Etymology

From Old French basile, from Mediaeval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikon), “‘royal’”), from βασιλεύς (basileus), “‘king’”).

[ Noun

Singular basil

Plural uncountable

basil (uncountable)

1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

[ Synonyms

plant

• albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil

herb

[ Translations

plant

Albanian: borzilok sq(sq) m. Arabic: الحبق (al-ħábaq) m. Bosnian: bosiljak bs(bs) m. Chinese: trad. 羅勒, simpl. 罗勒 (luólè) Croatian: bosiljak hr(hr) m. Dutch: basilicum m., bazielkruid n., koningskruid n., basiliekruid n. Esperanto: bazilio, ocimo Finnish: basilika fi(fi) French: basilic fr(fr) m. German: Basilikum de(de)

Hebrew: בזיליקום, ריחן Italian: basilico it(it) m. Japanese: バジル ja(ja) (bajiru) Maltese: ħabaq Serbian: Cyrillic: босиљак m. Roman: bosiljak m. Sicilian: basilicò m. Spanish: albahaca es(es) f. Thai: กะเพรา (ka prao)

herb

Arabic: الحبق (al-ħábaq) m. Bosnian: bosiljak bs(bs) m. Chinese: trad. 羅勒, simpl. 罗勒 (luólè) Croatian: bosiljak hr(hr) m. Dutch: basilicum m., basilicumblaadjes Esperanto: bazilio, ocimo Finnish: basilika fi(fi) French: basilic fr(fr) m. German: Basilikum de(de) m. Hebrew: בזיליקום, ריחן

Italian: basilico it(it) m. Japanese: バジル ja(ja) (bajiru) Maltese: ħabaq Portuguese: manjericão pt(pt) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: босиљак m. Roman: bosiljak m. Sicilian: basilicò m. Thai: กะเพรา (ka prao)

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[ Indonesian

[ Etymology

From Dutch bacil

[ Noun

basil

1. bacillus