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cabbage

cab·bage

UK/ˈkabɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/ fairly common slang
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

any of various types of cabbage

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2.
3.

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

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Origin

From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin.

Phrases

  • bacon and cabbage
  • beach cabbage
  • Brussels sprouts
  • cabbage aphid
  • cabbage butterfly
  • cabbage fly
  • cabbage gum
  • cabbage head
  • cabbage lettuce
  • cabbage tree
  • Chinese broccoli
  • Chinese cabbage

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