saffron

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A plant of species, a crocus.
 * 2) * 2009, D. H. Sanaeinejad, S. N. Hosseini, Regression Models for Saffron Yields in Iran, Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao (editors), Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture II, Volume 1, page 510,
 * Usually the maximum temperature for October, November and December in the southern parts of Khorassan–the main saffron growing area of the Iran-does not exceed 20°C, while the minimum temperature reaches 0°C.
 * 1)  A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
 * 2) * 1658, Thomas Muffet, The Theatre of Insects, [1634, Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum], quoted in 2008, Anna Suranyi, The Genius of the English Nation: Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England, page 117-118,
 * The Irish and Ireland people (who are frequently troubled with lice, and such as will fly, as they say, in summer) anoint their shirts with saffron, and to very good purpose, to drive away the lice, but after six months they wash their shirts again, putting fresh saffron into the lye.
 * 1) An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
 * 1) * 1658, Thomas Muffet, The Theatre of Insects, [1634, Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum], quoted in 2008, Anna Suranyi, The Genius of the English Nation: Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England, page 117-118,
 * The Irish and Ireland people (who are frequently troubled with lice, and such as will fly, as they say, in summer) anoint their shirts with saffron, and to very good purpose, to drive away the lice, but after six months they wash their shirts again, putting fresh saffron into the lye.
 * 1) An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
 * 1) An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
 * 1) An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
 * 1) An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

Translations

 * Albanian:, krrokull
 * Arabic: زَعْفَرَان
 * Egyptian Arabic: زعفران
 * Hijazi Arabic: زعفران
 * Moroccan Arabic: زعفران
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: azafrán
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian: шафран
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: safranera,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 西紅花
 * Czech:
 * Danish: safran
 * Dargwa: загӀпиран
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: safrano
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: safran
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Friulian: zafaran
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κρόκος
 * Mycenaean: 𐀏𐀙𐀒, 𐂔, 𐁉
 * Hawaiian: keloko
 * Hindi:, , , ज़ाफ़रान
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kannada:
 * Khmer:
 * Lao: ຫຍ້າຝັ່ນ
 * Latin: crocus, safranum
 * Maltese: żagħfran
 * Manx: crogh
 * Marathi: केसर
 * Mongolian:
 * Neapolitan:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: safrankrokus
 * Nynorsk: safrankrokus
 * Persian: ,
 * Piedmontese: safran
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romagnol: ẓafarân
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: шафран
 * Roman:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: mzafarani
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: کیسر, زعفران
 * Venetian: croco, zafran
 * Vietnamese: nghệ tây
 * Volapük: safranakrok
 * Walloon:


 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: زعفران
 * Moroccan Arabic: زعفران
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: azafrán
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian: шафран
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 番紅花
 * Czech:
 * Dhivehi: ކުކުން
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: safrano
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: ყვითელი ყვავილი,
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: κρόκος
 * Mycenaean: 𐀏𐀙𐀒, 𐁉, 𐂔
 * Gujarati: કેસર
 * Hawaiian: keloko
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: saffran
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: kuma-kuma
 * Irish: cróch
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kannada:
 * Latin: crocus
 * Macedonian: шафран
 * Malay: koma-koma, kuma-kuma, kumkuma
 * Maltese: żagħfran
 * Manx: crogh
 * Marathi: केसर,
 * Nepali:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: safran
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi: ਕੇਸਰ
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: шафран
 * Roman:
 * Sinhalese: කුංකුම
 * Slovak: šafrán
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: zafarani
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: asapran
 * Tamil:
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: saffrwm, saffrwn


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:
 * Hindi:, केसरिया
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Manx: crogh
 * Marathi:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: safran
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: کیسری, کیسریا


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: яркожълт
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 藏紅花色
 * Finnish: sahraminkeltainen
 * French:
 * Georgian: ზაფრანის ფერი
 * German: Safranfarbe, Safrangelb
 * Greek: βαθυκίτρινο
 * Hindi:, केसरिया,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: サフラン色
 * Kannada:
 * Marathi:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, (kolor) szafranowy
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: rangi ya zafarani
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: کیسری, کیسریا
 * Volapük: safranayelov


 * Persian:
 * Sanskrit:

Adjective

 * 1) Having an orange-yellow colour.
 * 2) * 1624,, Gynaikeion: or, Nine Bookes of Various History. Concerninge women inscribed by the names of the nine Muses, London, Book 3, “A Funerall Oade vpon the death of Anna Panareta” p.123,
 * Now ' change thy saffron''' weedes
 * To roabe and habit sable:
 * For ioyfull thoughts, vse funerall deedes
 * Since nothing’s firme or stable;
 * 1) * 1794,, , London: G.G. & J. Robinson, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p.256,
 * The sun was now set; but, under the dark branches of the almond trees, was seen the saffron glow of the west, spreading beyond the twilight of middle air.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: яркожълт
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: sahraminkeltainen
 * German: safrangelb, safranfarbig
 * Hindi:, केसरिया
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Marathi:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: de
 * Swedish: saffransfärgad, saffransgul
 * Urdu: کیسری, کیسریا
 * Volapük: safranayelovik

Verb

 * 1) To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
 * 2) To give a saffron colour to (something).
 * 3) To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.
 * 4) * 1638, uncredited translator, Historie Naturall and Experimentall, of Life and Death by, London: William Lee and Humphrey Mosley, p.244,
 * The same Irish, use to weare Saffroned Linnen, and Shirts; Which though it were, at first, devised to prevent Vermine, yet, howsoever, I take it, to be very usefull for Lengthening of Life
 * 1) To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
 * Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
 * 1)  To embellish.
 * 1) To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.
 * 2) * 1638, uncredited translator, Historie Naturall and Experimentall, of Life and Death by, London: William Lee and Humphrey Mosley, p.244,
 * The same Irish, use to weare Saffroned Linnen, and Shirts; Which though it were, at first, devised to prevent Vermine, yet, howsoever, I take it, to be very usefull for Lengthening of Life
 * 1) To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
 * Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
 * 1)  To embellish.
 * Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
 * 1)  To embellish.
 * Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
 * 1)  To embellish.

Translations

 * Spanish:

Etymology
c. 1200, borrowed from, from , from ; as a colour adjective from the late 14th century.

Noun

 * 1)  the plant
 * 2) saffron yellow powder used in cooking, pharmaceuticals, and dyes
 * 3) * c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the, volume I, OCLC 374760 , page 11:
 * "enm"

- Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke caste þher-to Safroun an Salt


 * 1) saffron the colour of the powder

Adjective

 * 1) Yellow; the colour of saffron.
 * 2)  Resembling saffron in taste.