basil
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The meaning (definition) of the word basil
a leafy green herb that smells sweet, often used on pizza and pasta
The word basil used in a sentence
“Basil is a green herb that makes pizza taste so good.”
How the word basil is said around the world
| French | basilic |
| Spanish | albahaca |
| Mandarin | 罗勒 |
| Hindi | तुलसी |
| Arabic | رَيحان |
| Russian | базилик |
| Portuguese (EU) | manjericão |
| Portuguese (BR) | manjericão |
| Japanese | バジル |
| German | Basilikum |
| Urdu | تلسی |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਲਸੀ |
| Korean | 바질 |
| Hebrew | בָּזִילִיקוּם |
| Greek | βασιλικός |
| Dutch | basilicum |
| Filipino | basil |
| Vietnamese | húng quế |
| Turkish | reyhan |
| Persian | ریحان |
| Polish | bazylia |
| Ukrainian | базилік |
| Bengali | তুলসী |
| Swedish | basilika |
| Italian | basilico |
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