saffron

An expensive spice made from flower parts, used to give food a special taste and yellow colour.

• Add a little saffron to the rice.
• She soaked the saffron threads in warm water.
• This dish gets its yellow colour from saffron.

Similar words: kesar

Common phrases: saffron rice, saffron threads, pinch of saffron

A plant with purple flowers whose red parts are collected to make a valuable cooking spice.

• They grow saffron on the farm.
• The saffron flowers opened in autumn.
• She planted saffron bulbs in well-drained soil.

Similar words: saffron crocus

Common phrases: grow saffron, saffron flowers, saffron bulbs

A warm colour between yellow and orange.

• She chose saffron for the walls.
• The sunset changed from saffron to deep red.
• The fabric was a rich shade of saffron.

Similar words: orange-yellow

Common phrases: deep saffron, shade of saffron, bright saffron

Having a warm colour between yellow and orange.

• He wore a saffron robe.
• A saffron scarf brightened her dark coat.
• The evening sky turned saffron above the hills.

Similar words: orange-yellow

Common phrases: saffron robe, saffron dress, saffron sky

Connected with Hindu religion, Hindu people, or political movements promoting Hindu identity.

• The article examined saffron politics in India.
• Saffron groups organised the religious march.
• The party faced criticism for its saffron agenda.

Common phrases: saffron politics, saffron movement, saffron agenda

To add the yellow spice made from crocus flowers to food or drink.

• Saffron the rice before serving it.
• The cook saffroned the broth for extra flavour.
• She likes to saffron her sauces lightly.

Common phrases: saffron the rice, saffron the broth, saffron a sauce

To make something a warm colour between yellow and orange.

• The dawn began to saffron the sky.
• Sunlight saffroned the clouds above the town.
• A warm lamp saffroned the pale ceiling.

Common phrases: saffron the sky, saffron the clouds

To colour cloth using a dye made from the yellow cooking spice.

• They used to saffron their robes.
• The dyer saffroned a piece of silk.
• It takes many flowers to saffron this much cloth.

Common phrases: saffron a robe, saffron the cloth, saffron silk