chervil
pronunciation
How to pronounce chervil in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɜ:vɪl]
How to pronounce chervil in American English:
US [ˈtʃɜrvɪl]
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- Noun:
- aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
- fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach
Word Origin
- chervil (n.)
- type of herb, Old English cerfelle "chervil," from Latin chaerephyllum, from Greek khairephyllon; second element phyllon "leaf" (see phyllo-); first element perhaps from khairein "to rejoice" (see hortatory).
Example
- 1. For the main course , he has boned thepintadein advance , and it is ready to roll on a layer of green broad beans , with radish , parsley , mint , chervil and chicken stock .
- 2. I puzzled over a tiny circle on don 's plate it turned out to be a thin , concave round of turnip encasing a dollop of tahini and a tiny chervil leaf .