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==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|es|culantro}}, whence also the {{glossary|doublet}} {{doublet|en|cilantro|notext=1}}, which see for more. Both words are doublets of {{doublet|en|coriander|notext=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/|/kuːˈlæn.tɹoʊ/}}
* {{enPR|ko͞o-länˈ -trō|-lănˈ -}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|-}}

# The [[tropical]] [[herb]] {{taxfmt|Eryngium foetidum|species}}, [[native#Adjective|native]] to [[Mexico]], [[Central America]] and [[South America]] but cultivated worldwide, used [[medicinal]]ly and in [[Caribbean]] [[cuisine]]. (See [[culantro#Usage_notes|Usage notes]] below for this sense.)
#: {{synonyms|en|chadon beni|q1=Caribbean|fitweed|q2=Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago}}
#* {{quote-journal|en |date=January 21, 2007 |author=Timothy Williams |title=As East Harlem Develops, Its Accent Starts to Change |work={{w|The New York Times}} |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/nyregion/21east.html
|passage=A painting of a woman wearing a burgundy shawl over a flamenco-style dress hangs on a wall, and in the garden, tomatoes, peppers, corn and '''culantro''', an herb used in Caribbean cooking, grow in the summer.}}
# {{alternative form of|en|cilantro|}} (the stems and leaves of {{taxfmt|Coriandrum sativum|species}})

====Usage notes====
'''Culantro''', in its primary sense of referring to {{taxfmt|Eryngium foetidum|species}}, is not to be confused with {{m|en|cilantro}} ({{taxfmt|Coriandrum sativum|species}}), despite being its {{glossary|doublet}}.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|''Eryngium foetidum''}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|刺芹|tr=cìqín}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|salaattipiikkiputki}}
* French: {{t|fr|coriandre longue|f}}, {{t+|fr|coriandre chinoise|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Langer Koriander|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|culantro|m}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|sallatsmartorn|c}}, {{t|sv|mexikansk koriander|c}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|коріандр мексиканський}}, {{t|uk|микола́йчики мексика́нські}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|ngò gai}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aclnortu|calutron}}

{{C|en|Celery family plants|Herbs}}

==Old Spanish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|osp|LL.|coliandrum}}, from {{der|osp|la|coriandrum|t=coriander}}, from {{der|osp|grc|κορίανδρον}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|osp|/kuˈlantɾo/}}

===Noun===
{{osp-noun|m}}

# [[coriander]], [[cilantro]] {{gl|{{taxfmt|Coriandrum sativum|species}}}}
#* {{quote-text|osp|year=c. 1200|author=Almerich|title=[[w:Fazienda de Ultramar|Fazienda de Ultramar]]|section=f. 17r
|passage=Clamaron caſado de iſr̃l ſo nõbre magna caera como ſemẏent de '''culantro''' blanco. E ſo ſabor como breſcas de myel
|translation=The house of Israel gave it the name manna, because it was like the seed of white '''coriander''', and its taste like that of honeycombs.}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|lad|kulantro}}
* {{desc|es|cilantro}}
** {{desc|en|cilantro}}

{{c|osp|Herbs}}

==Spanish==
{{wp|lang=es}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|es|osp|culantro}}, from {{der|es|LL.|coliandrum}}, from {{der|es|la|coriandrum|t=coriander}}, from {{der|es|grc|κορίανδρον}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# {{lb|es|Central America|Mexico}}  {{l|en|culantro}} {{gl|{{taxfmt|Eryngium foetidum|species}}}}
# {{alt form|es|cilantro}} {{gl|{{taxfmt|Coriandrum sativum|species}}}}
# {{lb|es|euphemistic|colloquial|Costa Rica|Mexico}} [[butt#Noun|butt]], [[buttocks]]

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|culantrillo}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|bzj|silanchro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ceb|kulantro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|culantro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hil|kulantro|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}