Definition
A spiky Mediterranean shrub that produces capers, the small pickled flower buds used in cooking.
Etymology
From 'caper' (the plant/condiment) plus 'bush.' Caper comes from Greek 'kapparis' via Latin and Arabic, referring to the plant itself.
Kelly Says
Capers have been cultivated for over 3,000 years in the Mediterranean, and the plant literally thrives in the poorest, rockiest soil where nothing else grows!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካፐር ቡሽ
ka-per bu-sh
ARالعربية
شجيرة الكابير
shujirah al-kabeer
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপারবুশ
ka-pa-r-bush
CACatalà
arbust de caper
ar-bús de ka-per
CSČeština
kaprník
ka-pr-neek
DADansk
kapribusk
ka-pri-busk
DEDeutsch
Kapuzinerstrauch
ka-poo-zi-ner-sh-trauk
ELΕλληνικά
καπερί
ka-pe-ree
ESEspañol
espinaca
es-pi-NA-ka
FISuomi
kaprikaspuu
ka-pri-ka-spu
FRFrançais
buisson de capucine
bwee-zohn duh ka-pü-teen
HAHA
kafar-bush
ka-far-bush
HEעברית
שיח קפיר
shi'ach ka-pir
HIहिन्दी
कैपरबश
ka-per-bash
HUMagyar
kapribusz
ka-pri-bush
IDBahasa Indonesia
semak kapur
se-mak ka-pur
ITItaliano
ginepro
jee-neh-proh
KKKK
каперс жапы
ka-pers ja-py
MRMR
कॅपर्स झाड
ka-pers jaad
MSBahasa Melayu
semak kapur
se-mak ka-pur
MYမြန်မာ
ကပေါက် ပင်
ka-pawk pin
NLNederlands
kapersstruik
ka-purs-strook
NONorsk
kapribusk
ka-pri-busk
PAPA
ਕੈਪਰਬੁਸ਼
ka-per-bush
PLPolski
krzew kaparowy
khrzew ka-par-owy
PTPortuguês
arbusto-de-caper
ar-boo-sh-tuh-deh-ka-peh-r
RUРусский
каперсовый кустарник
ka-per-so-vyi ku-star-nik
SVSvenska
kaprisbuske
ka-pri-bus-ku
SWKiswahili
mti wa capers
m-tee wa ka-pers
TAதமிழ்
கேப்பர் புஷ்
ka-pper pu-sh
TEతెలుగు
కేపర్ బుష్
ka-per bu-sh
THไทย
พุ่มพวง
p-oom-p-wung
TLTL
kapers bush
ka-pers bush
TRTürkçe
kaplumbağa çalısı
kap-lum-ba-ğa cha-li-si
UKУкраїнська
каперсовий кущ
ka-per-so-vyi kushch
URاردو
کاپر بوش
ka-per bu-sh
VITiếng Việt
cây bụi cà phê
cay bui ca phe
ZH中文
金雀花灌木
jīn què huā guàn mù
ZUZU
umfutho we-kapera
oom-foo-tho we-ka-pe-rah