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spinach

spi·nach

UK/ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ US/ˈspɪnɪd͡ʒ/ fairly common slang

noun

1.
2.

dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads

Origin

From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).

Phrases

  • African spinach
  • Botany Bay spinach
  • buffalo spinach
  • Cape spinach
  • Ceylon spinach
  • Chinese spinach
  • cholesterol spinach
  • climbing spinach (vine spinach

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