fenugreek
/ˈfenjuɡriːk/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेन्युग्रीक
मेथी, मेथीदाना
Core word
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a plant with small leaves and hard yellowish seeds that have a slightly bitter taste, used in cooking and in medicine
मेथी, मेथीदाना
- Add a pinch of fenugreek seeds to the hot oil.
- Radhika made parathas with fresh fenugreek leaves.
- Fenugreek leaves are used in many winter dishes.
+ 2 more examples
- She soaked fenugreek seeds overnight for the recipe.
- Fenugreek gives a slightly bitter flavour to the curry.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fenugreek (uncountable noun)
Fenugreek names the plant, its leaves and its seeds, and is uncountable in all these uses.
'Fenugreek' पौधे, उसकी पत्तियों और बीजों, तीनों के लिए आता है और uncountable है।
- Fenugreek grows quickly in winter.
- Add a pinch of fenugreek to the tempering.
fenugreek + noun
Use it as a modifier to name the part used: seeds, leaves, powder or paste.
उपयोग किया गया भाग बताने के लिए 'fenugreek' के बाद seeds, leaves, powder या paste आता है।
- Fenugreek leaves are cooked with potatoes in many homes.
- Fenugreek seeds are soaked overnight for use in the morning.
be good for + noun / -ing
Use good for to say what a food helps with.
किसी खाद्य पदार्थ का लाभ बताने के लिए 'good for' आता है।
- Fenugreek is said to be good for digestion.
- Soaked fenugreek is good for controlling blood sugar, many people believe.
a bunch / handful / pinch of fenugreek
Use a quantity word before of for a counted amount.
गिनी हुई मात्रा बताने के लिए quantity word के बाद 'of' लगाया जाता है।
- She bought a bunch of fenugreek from the vegetable seller.
+Collocations 5
fenugreek + noun
seedsleavespowderpasteteabread
- Methi paratha is a bread made with fenugreek leaves.
verb + fenugreek
soaksproutroastfrygrindadd
- Soak the fenugreek overnight to reduce its bitterness.
adjective + fenugreek
driedfreshbitterroastedsprouted
- Dried fenugreek leaves are used to flavour gravies.
fenugreek in + dish
pickledalparathacurryspice mix
- Fenugreek in a pickle adds a pleasant bitter note.
fenugreek + preposition
in oilwith potatoesfor flavourat home
- Fenugreek with potatoes is a popular winter side dish.
“More examples 6
- Fenugreek seeds have a slightly bitter taste and a strong smell.
Fenugreek के बीजों का स्वाद थोड़ा कड़वा और गंध तेज़ होती है।
- In Hindi, fenugreek leaves are called methi.
हिंदी में fenugreek की पत्तियों को मेथी कहा जाता है।
- My mother uses fenugreek in the tempering for dal.
मेरी माँ दाल के तड़के में fenugreek डालती हैं।
- Farmers in Rajasthan grow fenugreek as a winter crop.
राजस्थान के किसान fenugreek को सर्दियों की फ़सल के रूप में उगाते हैं।
- Radhika drank water soaked in fenugreek every morning for a month.
राधिका ने एक महीने तक हर सुबह fenugreek में भिगोया हुआ पानी पिया।
- The shopkeeper said fresh fenugreek is cheaper in January.
दुकानदार ने कहा कि जनवरी में ताज़ी fenugreek सस्ती मिलती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He bought two fenugreeks from the market.
✓ He bought two bunches of fenugreek from the market.
Fenugreek is uncountable, so count it with a unit such as bunches.
'Fenugreek' uncountable है, इसलिए गिनती के लिए bunches जैसी इकाई लगानी पड़ती है।
✗ Fenugreek are bitter in taste.
✓ Fenugreek is bitter in taste.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।