Definitions for saffronˈsæf rən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
saf•fronˈsæf rən(n.)
a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
Category: Plants
an orange-colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas, used to color and flavor foods.
Category: Cooking
yellow-orange.
Origin of saffron:
1150–1200; ME saffran, saffron < OF safran < ML saffrānum < Ar za‘farān
Princeton's WordNet
saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus(noun)
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
saffron(noun)
dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
orange yellow, saffron(noun)
a shade of yellow tinged with orange
Wiktionary
saffron(Noun)
The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus.
saffron(Noun)
A seasoning made from the stigma of the saffron plant.
saffron(Noun)
A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant.
saffron(Adjective)
Having a orange-yellow colour.
Saffron(ProperNoun)
; a rare flower name from the saffron.
Webster Dictionary
Saffron(noun)
a bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus
Saffron(noun)
the aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine
Saffron(noun)
an orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus
Saffron(adj)
having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer
Saffron(verb)
to give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice
Translations for saffron
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
saffron(noun)
a yellow colouring and flavouring substance used in cooking
We added some saffron to the rice.
- saffraanAfrikaans
- زَعْفَرانArabic
- шафранBulgarian
- açafrãoPortuguese (BR)
- šafránCzech
- der SafranGerman
- safranDanish
- κρόκος (η φυτική ουσία)Greek
- azafránSpanish
- safranEstonian
- زعفرانFarsi
- sahramiFinnish
- safranFrench
- זַעֲפרַןHebrew
- केसर, कुंकुम, जाफरानHindi
- šafranCroatian
- sáfrányHungarian
- kunyitIndonesian
- saffronIcelandic
- zafferanoItalian
- サフランJapanese
- 사프란Korean
- šafranasLithuanian
- safrānsLatvian
- safronMalay
- saffraanDutch
- safranNorwegian
- szafranPolish
- زعفرانPersian
- ګنګو، زاپران (زعفران): يو ډول رنګ چې دنارنج څخه لاس ته راځى او په پخل كې كار ځنې اخيستل كيږي: تك ژړPashto
- açafrãoPortuguese
- şofranRomanian
- шафранRussian
- šafranSlovak
- žafranSlovenian
- šafranSerbian
- saffranSwedish
- หญ้าฝรั่นThai
- safranTurkish
- 番紅花Chinese (Trad.)
- шафранUkrainian
- زعفرانUrdu
- nghệ tâyVietnamese
- （用于食品上色和调味的）藏红花Chinese (Simp.)
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