mustard seed

• Semilla muy pequeña de la planta de mostaza, usada a menudo metafóricamente en contextos religiosos y filosóficos para referirse a algo diminuto con gran potencial de crecimiento o fe.

A very small seed from the mustard plant, often used metaphorically in religious and philosophical contexts to represent something tiny that has great potential for growth or faith.

1. Small seed of the mustard plantA2formal

   A very small seed from the mustard plant, often used as a spice or in cooking.

   semilla de mostaza

   • Mustard seeds are used to flavor curries and pickles.
   • She added a pinch of mustard seeds to the hot oil.
   • The recipe calls for whole mustard seeds.

2. Symbol of small beginningsB2formal

   Used metaphorically to describe something that starts very small but has great potential to grow.

   grano de mostaza

   • The project started as a mustard seed of an idea.
   • Her faith was like a mustard seed, small but powerful.
   • The company grew from a mustard seed into a global enterprise.