perrexil

From Old Portuguese perrexil, borrowed from Old Occitan pe(i)ressil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

perrexil m (plural perrexis)

1. parsley (a herb native to the Mediterranean whose leaves are often in cooking)
2. rock samphire; sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum, an edible plant that grows near the sea)

• (parsley): salsa