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Herbs & Spices Vocabulary

Herbs & Spices Vocabulary

Les herbes et les épices

On this page you’ll find a complete list of vocabulary words for herbs (les herbes) and spices (les épices) in French. If you are cooking in France and need to find ingredients then knowing these words will definitely be useful. Overall they’re quite similar to English and easy to learn. Examples of similar words are “la vanille” for vanilla and “le cumin” for cumin.

French herbs and spices vocabulary
  • les épices spices
  • les herbes herbs
  • le piment chilli (pepper)
  • le paprika paprika
  • la safran saffron
  • le poivre de la Jamaïque allspice
  • le curcuma tumeric
  • la vanille vanille
  • le clou de girofle cloves
  • le gingembre ginger
  • les graines de fenouil fennel seeds
  • le thym thyme
  • le basilic basil
  • l’origan oregano
  • le roumarin rosemary
  • le poudre de curry curry powder
  • le fenugrec fenugreek
  • le bouquet garni bouquet garni
  • le macis mace
  • le bouquet garni bouquet garni
  • la citronnelle lemon grass
  • la feuille de laurier bay leaf
  • le fenouil fennel
  • la sauge sage
  • la marjolaine marjoram
  • l’aneth dill
  • l’échalote shallot
  • la cardamome cardamom
  • le grain de poivre peppercorn
  • le cumin cumin
  • la noix de muscade nutmeg
  • la cannelle cinnamon
  • l’anis étoillé star anise
  • le persil parsley
  • la menthe mint
  • la ciboulette chives
  • l’estragon tarragon
  • la coriandre coriander
  • la graine de mutarde mustard seed

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