Dutch vocabulary: Spices
34 Dutch words for spices, from A2 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.
Level A2
- het zout· de zouten/zɑu̯t/nounsalt
Level B1
- de azijn· de azijnen/aːˈzɛi̯n/nounvinegar
- het chilipoeder· de chilipoedersnounchili powder
- de gember· de gembers/ˈɣɛm.bər/nounginger
- het laurierblad· de laurierbladeren/lɑu̯ˈriːrˌblɑt/nounbay leaf, a laurel leaf
Level B2
- de salie/ˈsaː.li/nounsage
- de munt/mʏnt/nounmint, of genus Mentha
- de vanille/vɑˈni.jə/nounvanilla
- de/het kaneel/kaːˈneːl/nouncinnamon
- de sesam· de sesams/ˈseː.zɑm/nounsesame
- het basilicum· de basilicums/ˌbaːˈzi.li.kʏm/nounbasil
- de foelie· de foelies/ˈfu.li/nounmace
- het kerriepoeder/ˈkɛ.riˌpu.dər/nouncurry powder
- het maanzaad· de maanzaden/ˈmaːn.zaːt/nounpoppy seed
- de rozemarijn· de rozemarijnen/ˌroː.zə.maːˈrɛi̯n/nounrosemary
Level C1
- de saffraannounsaffron
- de paprika· de paprika's/ˈpɑprikaː/nounpaprika
- de nootmuskaat· de nootmuskaten/ˌnoːt.mʏsˈkaːt/nounnutmeg
- de dille/ˈdɪ.lə/noundill
- de peterselie· de peterselies/ˌpeː.tərˈseː.li/nounparsley
- de tijm/tɛi̯m/nounthyme
- de wasabi/ʋaːˈsaː.bi/nounwasabi
Level C2
- de kurkumanounturmeric
- het citroengras/siˈtrunˌɣrɑs/nounlemongrass
- de fenegriek/ˌfeː.nəˈɣrik/nounfenugreek
- de hibiscus· de hibiscussen/ˌɦiˈbɪs.kʏs/nounhibiscus
- de kardemom/ˈkɑr.dəˌmɔm/nouncardamom
- de karwij/kɑrˈʋɛi̯/nouncaraway
- de kervel/ˈkɛr.vəl/nounchervil
- de/het komijn/koːˈmɛi̯n/nouncumin
- de koriander/ˌkoː.riˈɑn.dər/nouncoriander
- de kruidnagel· de kruidnagelen/ˈkrœy̯tˌnaː.ɣəl/nounclove, the dried
- de lavas· de lavassennounlovage
- de marjoleinnounmarjoram
In real sentences
Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Wie heeft er twee kilo zout in mijn soep gedaan? Nu smaakt het ranzig!Who's put two kilogrammes of salt in my soup? It tastes putrid now!
Questions
How do you say “salt” in Dutch?
het zout (/zɑu̯t/) — Wiktionary glosses it as salt; plural: zouten.
How do you say “vinegar” in Dutch?
de azijn (/aːˈzɛi̯n/) — Wiktionary glosses it as vinegar; plural: azijnen.
How do you say “chili powder” in Dutch?
het chilipoeder — Wiktionary glosses it as chili powder; plural: chilipoeders.
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Guides with audio
Recordings
GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): zout, azijn, gember, munt, kaneel, basilicum, maanzaad, saffraan, dille, kervel, koriander, kruidnagel, lavas.
marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): chilipoeder, laurierblad, salie, kerriepoeder, wasabi, citroengras, hibiscus, marjolein.
Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): vanille, sesam, foelie, paprika, nootmuskaat, peterselie, kurkuma, fenegriek, kardemom, karwij, komijn.
GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): rozemarijn, tijm.
Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.
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