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Pronunciation / Transliteration: houkigi
"オラッチは葉野菜として栽培されます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex, especially garden orach, grown as a pot herb or leaf vegetable resembling spinach.
"She harvested fresh garden orach from the vegetable patch to toss into the salad." - 2
The edible leaves of these plants, used commonly in traditional European culinary preparations.
"The recipe calls for a handful of tender orach leaves to balance the bitterness of the chard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word derives from the Old French 'orselain' or 'oroche', which stems from the Latin 'auripigmentum' or medieval dialectal adaptations referencing golden hues. Historically documented in Middle English texts as 'orache', it has long described wild spinach varieties cultivated for greens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Orach" is said worldwide
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arroche
Transliteration: /a.ʁɔʃ/
"L'arroche est un légume feuille ancien très facile à cultiver."
Melde
Transliteration: /ˈmɛldə/
"Gartenmelde wird oft als Spinat-Ersatz verwendet."
atplice
Transliteration: /aˈtri.plit.t͡ʃe/
Script: atriplice
"L'atriplice è una pianta erbacea commestibile."
armuelle
Transliteration: /aɾˈmwe.ʎe/
"El armuelle se cultiva por sus hojas comestibles."
átrio-verde
Transliteration: /ˈa.tɾi.u ˈveɾ.dʒi/
"O espinafre-de-monte é rico em nutrientes."
बथुआ
Transliteration: bathua
"सर्दियों में बथुआ का साग बहुत पसंद किया जाता है।"
滨藜
Transliteration: bīn lí
"滨藜是一种可以食用的野生植物。"
명아주
Transliteration: myeong-a-ju
"명아주는 나물로 무쳐 먹을 수 있습니다."
ホウキギ
Transliteration: houkigi
"オラッチは葉野菜として栽培されます。"
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