# culantro

> English word · Noun · IPA /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/

## Definitions
1. The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)
2. Alternative form of cilantro (the stems and leaves of Coriandrum sativum)

## Etymology
From Spanish culantro, whence also the doublet cilantro, which see for more. Both words are doublets of coriander.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/culantro