粵

八baat3角gok3

baat3 gok3bā jiǎo

English

  1. anise
  2. (noun) Eighty cents
  3. star anise (Illicium verum)
  4. star anise
  5. aniseed
  6. octagonal
  7. Fructus Anisi stellati

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 八角茴香嘅果實,果實呈「米」字形,有香味,可以用嚟煮餸或者做中藥

Examples

  • 我喜歡煮飯時加幾粒八角。它帶有淡淡的甜味和類似甘草的香氣。

    I like to add a couple pods of star anise when cooking rice. It has a slightly sweet flavor and a licorice-like fragrance.

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Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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