noun
- an aromatic seed used as a flavoring, especially in liqueurs and baked goods
Usage: also called aniseed
Examples
- The cookies were flavored with anis and had a distinctive licorice taste.
- She added a pinch of ground anis to the bread dough.
- The traditional liqueur gets its flavor from anis seeds.
- Anis is commonly used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking.
- The bakery’s specialty rolls contained fennel and anis.
- He could smell the sweet aroma of anis in the kitchen.