Definitions for cardamom

cardamom car·da·mom

Spelling: [kahr-duh-muh m]
IPA: /ˈkɑr də məm/

Cardamom is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 174 anagrams from letters in cardamom (aacdmmor).

Definitions for cardamom

noun

  1. the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.
  2. the plant itself.
  3. a related plant, Amomum compactum, or its seeds, used as a substitute for true cardamom.

Origin of cardamom

1350-1400; Middle English (Middle French) Latin cardamōmum Greek kardámōnon, blend of kárdamon cress and ámōmon a spice plant

Examples for cardamom

At the season of the cardamom crop, they come down to the plains once a week with the produce.

Bruise the cardamom pods with the back of a knife to release the seeds, and add to the pan, giving a stir as you do so.

Like the cardamom, it yields fruit after three years, and then continues producing its pods for an indefinite period.

RHUBY is a heady blend of rhubarb, beets, carrots, and cardamom.

On the cardamom Hills there may still exist a tribe of dwarfs, of which very little is known.

Eaten all over India, kulfi comes in such flavors as pistachio, cardamom, mango, and saffron.

Columbian spirits, caramel, cinnamon and cardamom, and a touch of the buchu.

Amomum, a genus of plants, such as the cardamom and grains of paradise, remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.

The natives spread over the leaf a little slaked-lime, and place at one end a small piece of areca-nut and cardamom.

The dish was seasoned with salt, pepper, cardamom, and sumach.

Word Value for cardamom
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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