laurel

CEFRB2

/ˈlɒɹ.əl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An evergreen tree whose leaves are used in cooking.

  2. 02

    noun

    Praise or honor given for an achievement.

Examples

  • Do you know of a dish that has laurel leaves in it?

  • Laurel leaf tea is said to fight insomnia.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A crown of laurel.

  2. Honor, distinction, fame.

  3. An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

More examples

In context

  • They presented a green laurel wreath to the winner.

  • to crown with laurels

  • to win laurels

Quick test

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The ancient Greeks traditionally made victory crowns from branches of the blank tree.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English laurer, laurel, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Doublet of loureiro.