Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
孜然
zīrán
Description
孜然是一种香料，很多菜里都会放。
孜然 is a spice used in many dishes.
烤肉的时候放孜然，味道特别香。
Adding 孜然 when grilling meat makes it especially fragrant.
Meanings
孜然zīrán
cumin (a spice)
我喜欢孜然味的羊肉。
I like lamb flavored with cumin.
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Notes
- Nuance
Strongly associated with Xinjiang and Middle Eastern style grilled meats (烧烤/烤肉).
- Etymology
Loanword, likely from a Central Asian language, written phonetically with these characters.
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