Synonyms for tarragon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tar-uh-gon, -guh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtær əˌgɒn, -gən

Définition of tarragon

Origin : 1530s, from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Byzantine Greek tarchon, from Arabic tarkhon, from a non-Arabic source, perhaps Greek drakon (from drakontion "dragonwort"). Eastern European plant of the wormwood genus (Artemisia Dracunculus), whose aromatic leaves were used for flavoring (especially vinegar). Cf. Spanish taragona, Italian targone, French estragon.

As in dragon : noun monster

Example sentences :

Tarragon should be gathered on a dry day, just before the plant flowers.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Lastly beat in two tablespoonfuls of tarragon or other vinegar.
Extract from : « Standard Paper-Bag Cookery » by Emma Paddock Telford

Tarragon may be kept a year or more by drying it in bunches.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

Tarragon vinegar is very good with boiled cabbage or greens.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

Have ready on a plate some tarragon finely minced or powdered.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

Have tarragon vinegar on the table to eat with corned beef and cabbage.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book » by Eliza Leslie

What was the connection of raw eggs and tarragon vinegar with Marshal Richelieu?
Extract from : « Cakes & Ale » by Edward Spencer

Make some aspic jelly with gelatine, tarragon vinegar, and a little sherry.
Extract from : « The Belgian Cookbook » by Various

Sprinkle with chopped parsley, chervil, tarragon, and the juice of a lemon.
Extract from : « The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book » by Victor Hirtzler

Melt some butter rolled in flour, and stir into it the rest of the tarragon.
Extract from : « Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. » by Sulpice Baru

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