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Added 9 October 2026

dill

/dɪl/ noun

In Latin: anēthum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dill at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning.
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning.

Origin

From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

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