Definition
Star anise, a spice from the fruit of an Asian tree, used in cooking and traditional medicine for its licorice-like flavor.
Etymology
From Persian 'bādiān,' borrowed into various European languages through trade routes. The term may derive from the city of Badakhshan or similar Central Asian locations.
Kelly Says
Star anise is actually the star-shaped seed pod of an evergreen tree, and it's one of the oldest spices in human history—ancient Chinese traders were shipping it along the Silk Road over 2,000 years ago!
Translations
ARالعربية
باديان
ba-dee-an
BNবাংলা
বাদিয়ান
ba-dee-an
CACatalà
badian
ba-dee-an
CSČeština
badian
ba-dee-an
DEDeutsch
badian
ba-dee-an
ELΕλληνικά
βαδιαν
va-dee-an
ESEspañol
badian
ba-dee-an
FRFrançais
badian
ba-dee-an
HEעברית
בַּדְיָן
bad-ya-n
HIहिन्दी
बादियान
ba-dee-an
HUMagyar
badian
ba-dee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
badian
ba-dee-an
ITItaliano
badian
ba-dee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
badian
ba-dee-an
NLNederlands
badian
ba-dee-an
PLPolski
badian
ba-dee-an
PTPortuguês
badian
ba-dee-an
RORomână
badian
ba-dee-an
RUРусский
бадиан
ba-dee-an
SVSvenska
badian
ba-dee-an
SWKiswahili
badian
ba-dee-an
TEతెలుగు
బాదీయన్
ba-dee-yan
TRTürkçe
badian
ba-dee-an
UKУкраїнська
бадіан
ba-dee-an
VITiếng Việt
badian
ba-dee-an