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laurel

laurel, bay leaf

noun lah-oo-REHL Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: From Latin laurus, the bay laurel tree sacred to Apollo.

Also means

glory, honor

Usage Note

Laurel refers both to the plant (hoja de laurel = bay leaf, essential in Spanish cooking) and metaphorically to glory or achievement (dormirse en los laureles = to rest on one's laurels). The culinary and figurative senses are both in common use.

Examples

"Añade dos hojas de laurel al caldo."

Natural Translation

Add two bay leaves to the broth.

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