English Explanatory Dictionary

angelica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
  2. A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
  3. A member of any species of genus Aralia.
  4. Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”).
name
  1. A female given name from Italian.

Pronunciation

/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ en-us-angelica.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Angelica.wav

Word forms

angelica angelicas

Etymology

Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).

Synonyms

archangel angélique

Derived words

angelica tree angelicin Dahurian angelica fragrant angelica garden angelica little-leaf angelica Norwegian angelica

Translations

Afrikaans: engelwortel Arabic: حَشِيشَة المَلَاك Belarusian: дзя́гі́ль Belarusian: дзя́гель Catalan: angèlica Chagatai: بالدیرغان Chagatai: بالدیرغو Chinese Mandarin: 当归 Czech: andělika Czech: děhel Danish: kvan Danish: kvaner Dutch: engelwortel Esperanto: angeliko Faroese: hvonn Finnish: karhunputki Finnish: väinönputki French: angélique German: Engelwurz Greek: αγγελική Icelandic: hvönn Irish: ainglice Irish: gallfheabhrán Italian: angelica Japanese: シシウド Japanese: アンゼリカ Khakas: палтырған Latvian: zirdzene Lithuanian: šventagaršvė Māori: naupiro Mongolian: балчиргана Norwegian: kvann Old Norse: hvǫnn Persian: سنبل ختایی Persian: سنبل خطایی Polish: dzięgiel Portuguese: angélica Romanian: angelică Russian: дя́гиль Russian: ду́дник Russian: анге́лика Scottish Gaelic: aingealag Scottish Gaelic: cuinneag-mhìghe Scottish Gaelic: galluran Scottish Gaelic: iùran Serbo-Croatian: анђѐлика Serbo-Croatian: anđèlika Slovak: angelika Slovene: angelika Upper Sorbian: dźehel Spanish: angélica Turkish: melek otu Ottoman Turkish: ملك اوتی Ottoman Turkish: سنبل خطایی Ukrainian: дя́гель
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