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BNC: 21521 COCA: 16430

saffron

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saffron /ˈsæˌfrɑːn/ Brit /ˈsæfrən/ noun
saffron
/ˈsæˌfrɑːn/ Brit /ˈsæfrən/
noun
Learner's definition of SAFFRON
[noncount]
: an orange powder that is made from a type of flower (called a crocus) and that is used to color and flavor food番红花粉(用于增色调味)
: an orange to orange-yellow color橘黄色 see color picture on this page
BNC: 21521 COCA: 16430

saffron

noun

saf·​fron ˈsa-ˌfrän How to pronounce saffron (audio) -frən How to pronounce saffron (audio)
1
a
: the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus (Crocus sativus) used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and in medicine
b
: the crocus supplying saffron
2
: a moderate orange to orange yellow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And India itself, with its official secularism and three-colored flag (including saffron for Hindus and green for Muslims), was showing its fraying seams. Siva Vaidhyanathan, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 While the company’s spice blends and its iconic saffron have been a hit, the brand has now launched salts blended with their fragrant spices, such as the wild foraged fennel, black cumin from the Hindu Kush, and dill seed from Herat. Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Turn heads with Tom Ford's sweet yet spicy blend of vanilla, saffron and coriander. April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022 When Toor arrived, wearing a loose, saffron-colored linen shirt over matching pants, Feinstein showed him around. Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In Tanzania, as recorded by the German social anthropologist Hanna Nieber, healers inscribe verses from the Quran in saffron-hued ink on a plate, then rinse it and give the water, now rich with the holy word, to their patients as medicine. New York Times, 11 May 2022 There’s also a salt blend with their flagship, the saffron. Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 29 June 2022 At the table, a reduction of saffron and orange completes the canvas. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 For that ceremony, Aaron wore a saffron suit completely covered in micro glass beads that is now part of Bode’s collection. Vogue, 6 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French saffron, safren, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic zaʽfarān

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of saffron was in the 13th century
BNC: 21521 COCA: 16430

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