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Image:Iran saffron threads.jpg|thumb|Saffron threads used as a culinary seasoning.
Image:Crocus_sativus_sahuran.jpg|thumb|The saffron crocus plant.
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Etymology
Old French safran < Medieval Latin safranum < from Arabic ARchar|زع�را�|ز�ع���ر�ا�

Noun
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1. The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus.
2. context|herb A seasoning made from the stigmaof the saffron plant.
3. A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant.
4. colour An orange-yellow color|colour. The color of a lion.

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Synonyms
i|colour saffron yellow

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|زع�را�|ز�ع���ر�ا�
Bosnian: Å¡afran#Bosnian|Å¡afran m
Bulgarian: �а��ан m
Chinese: ��� / �红� (f�n hóng hu�)
Finnish: sahrami
French: safran
Hindi: ��सर (kesar) f
Italian: zafferano m
Japanese: ���� (safuran)
Latin: safranum
Norwegian: safran
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Persian: FAchar|زع�را�
Polish: szafran m, krokus m
Portuguese: açafrão m
Russian: �а��ан (šafrán) m
Spanish: azafrán m
Sanskrit: ������म ku�kum
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �а��ан#Serbian|�а��ан m
:Roman: Å¡afran#Serbian|Å¡afran m
Slovene: žafran m
Swedish: saffran
Thai: ห��า�รั�� (Ya Faran)
Urdu: URchar|ک�سر (kesar) f
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Bosnian: Å¡afran#Bosnian|Å¡afran m
Bulgarian: �а��ан m
Czech: šafrán m
Dutch: saffraan
Finnish: sahrami
French: safran
Italian: zafferano m
Japanese: ���� (safuran)
Norwegian: safran
Polish: szafran m
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Portuguese: açafrão m
Russian: �а��ан (šafrán) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �а��ан#Serbian|�а��ан m
:Roman: Å¡afran#Serbian|Å¡afran
Slovene: žafran m
Spanish: azafrán m
Swedish: saffran
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Dutch: saffraan
Hindi: ��सर� (kesarī), ��सरिया (kesariy�)
Italian: zafferano m
Polish: szafran m
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Portuguese: açafrão m
Russian: �а��ан (šafrán) m
Urdu: URchar|ک�سر� (kesarī), URchar|ک�سر�ا (kesariy�)
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Finnish: sahrami
French: safran
Hindi: ��सर� (kesarī), ��सरिया (kesariy�)
Italian: zafferano m
Japanese: ����� (safuraniro)
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Norwegian: safran
Polish: szafran m, (kolor) szafranowy m
Swedish: saffran
Urdu: URchar|ک�سر� (kesarī), URchar|ک�سر�ا (kesariy�)
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ttbc|Persian: FAchar|س�ر�جا�
ttbc|Sanskrit: ��सर (kesar), ��सर� (kesaran)
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Adjective
saffron

1. colour Having a orange-yellow colour.

Translations
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Hindi: ��सर� (kesarī), ��सरिया (kesariy�)
Italian: zafferano m
Japanese: ������ (safuranirono)
Polish: szafranowy
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Russian: �а��анн�й (šafránnyj), �а��анов�й (šafránovyj)
Swedish: saffransfärgad, saffransgul
Urdu: URchar|ک�سر� (kesarī), URchar|ک�سر�ا (kesariy�)
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Portuguese: açafrão

Derived terms
meadow saffron
Saffron Walden
saffron yellow

Related terms
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crocein
crocoite
crocus
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curcuma
kumkum
safranine
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safflower
turmeric

See also
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autumn crocus
colchicum
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crocus bag
crocus sack
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Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

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Category:Yellows
Category:Spices and Herbs
Category:Plants
Category:Persian derivations

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