watercress
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The meaning (definition) of the word watercress
a small peppery leafy green that grows in water
The word watercress used in a sentence
“Watercress has a peppery taste and grows in the stream.”
Words that mean the same as watercress (synonyms)
green
How the word watercress is said around the world
| French | cresson (kresawn) |
| Spanish | berro (bayroh) |
| Mandarin | 西洋菜 (xī yáng cài) |
| Hindi | जलकुंभी (gyuhlkoonbee) |
| Arabic | الجرجير المائي (ahljeerjeer ahlmy) |
| Russian | кресс-салат (kress-salat) |
| Portuguese (EU) | agrião (uhgreeuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | agrião (ahgreeuhnuun) |
| Japanese | クレソン (kureson) |
| German | Brunnenkresse (bruunuhnkresuh) |
| Urdu | واٹرکریس (vahtuhruhkrees) |
| Punjabi | ਵਾਟਰਕ੍ਰੈਸ (vahtuhruhkres) |
| Korean | 물냉이 (mulnaengi) |
| Hebrew | גרגר הנחלים |
| Greek | κάρδαμο (kardamo) |
| Dutch | waterkers (vahtuhrkers) |
| Tagalog | watercress (wahterchruhs) |
| Vietnamese | cải xoong (kahy sawng) |
| Turkish | su teresi (suu tayraysi) |
| Persian | شاهی آبی (shahee ahbee) |
| Polish | rukiew wodna (rookyev vawdnah) |
| Ukrainian | крес-салат (kres-salat) |
| Bengali | জলজ শাক (gyawlawgy shahk) |
| Swedish | vattenkrasse (vahtuhngkrahsuh) |
| Italian | crescione (krayshohnay) |
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