Definition
A strong-smelling substance secreted by beaver glands, historically used in medicine, perfumery, and as a food flavoring.
Etymology
From Latin castoreum, from castor (beaver). The Romans knew of this substance and valued it highly. The word entered English through Latin scientific terminology in the Middle Ages.
Kelly Says
Castoreum is still approved as a 'natural flavoring' in the FDA—it's been used in vanilla ice cream and other foods for centuries! Beavers produce it to mark territory, but humans found it smells like vanilla, leather, and something animalic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል በብር
en-k'ulaal beb'ir
ARالعربية
مسك النبى
musk an-nabi
BNবাংলা
কাস্টোরিয়াম
kas-to-ri-am
CACatalà
castòreum
kas-toe-re-um
CSČeština
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
DADansk
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
DEDeutsch
Biberharz
bee-ber-harz
ELΕλληνικά
καστωρεό
kas-toe-reo
ESEspañol
castóreo
kas-toe-reo
FISuomi
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
FRFrançais
castoréum
kastore-om
GUGU
કાસ્ટોરિયમ
kaas-to-ri-yam
HAHA
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
HEעברית
קסטוריום
kas-to-ri-um
HIहिन्दी
कास्टोरियम
kastoriyam
HUMagyar
kastórium
kas-toe-ri-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
castoreum
kas-toe-re-um
IGIG
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
ITItaliano
castoreo
kas-toe-reo
JA日本語
ビーバー麝香
biibaa myoukou
KKKK
кастореум
kas-tore-um
KO한국어
비버 Castoreum
bibeo kas-toe-re-um
MRMR
कास्टोरियम
kastoriyam
MSBahasa Melayu
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြစ်ရှိ နွား
kyaw-k'et myit-shi nwar
NLNederlands
bevergeur
be-ver-geur
NONorsk
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
PAPA
ਕਾਸਟੋਰੀਅਮ
kaas-to-ri-yam
PLPolski
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
PTPortuguês
castóreo
kas-toe-reo
RORomână
castoreum
kas-toe-re-um
RUРусский
кастореум
kas-tore-um
SVSvenska
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
SWKiswahili
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
TAதமிழ்
கஸ்டோரியம்
kas-to-ri-yam
TEతెలుగు
కాస్టోరియం
kaas-to-ri-yam
THไทย
น้ำหอมจากสัตว์บก
nam hom jahk sat bok
TLTL
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
TRTürkçe
kastoreum
kas-to-re-um
UKУкраїнська
кастореум
kas-tore-um
URاردو
کاسٹوریم
kas-to-ri-m
VITiếng Việt
hương thơm của loài hải lí
huong thom cua loai hai li
YOYO
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um
ZUZU
kastoreum
kas-toe-re-um