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Cardamom is a spice: small seeds from a fruit that grows in Asia. Cooks crush the seeds, or throw in the whole green pod, for a warm, sweet-sharp taste in Indian food, Middle Eastern sweets, and some drinks — masala chai, and coffee in parts of the Arab world. It is not chilli-hot; the smell is more like lemon, mint, and something floral together. You buy it as green pods, as loose seeds, or already ground (ground loses its smell faster). It is a kitchen word, a bit special, not a medical one. You will also see the spelling cardamon; same spice.
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組成Late Middle English, from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek kardámōmon. The further pieces of that Greek word are not something to guess at.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cardamomnoun/ˈkɑː.də.məm/
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An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
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Seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
- As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration. The more I cooked at home and explored South Asian cuisine, the more I realized how important cardamom is.
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Synonym of grains of paradise, seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。