八角
baat3 gok3bā jiǎo
English
- anise
- (noun) Eighty cents
- star anise (Illicium verum)
- star anise
- aniseed
- octagonal
- Fructus Anisi stellati
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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