Definition of cabbage - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodedible leafy head vegetable formed by tightly packed leaves
- We had cabbage with our dinner.
2.
- He spent all his cabbage on a new car.
3.
- Come here, my little cabbage.
4.
- He was sadly left a cabbage after the accident.
Verb
1.
- He decided to cabbage all weekend instead of working.
2.
- She tried to cabbage some supplies from the store.
Images of cabbage
edible leafy head vegetable formed by tightly packed leaves
Expressions with cabbage
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lose ability to think or function normally
After the accident, he feared he would become a cabbage.
dish with cabbage leaves wrapped around fillings
My grandmother makes delicious cabbage rolls for dinner.
salad made with raw cabbage and dressing
I made a cabbage salad for the barbecue.
leafy Asian vegetable used raw or cooked in dishes
Chinese cabbage is a popular vegetable used in many Asian dishes.
variety of cabbage with reddish-purple leaves
She added chopped red cabbage to the salad for color..
cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of meat and rice
She served stuffed cabbage at the family reunion..
edible rounded head of a leafy vegetable
She made a salad with white cabbage and carrots.
round leafy vegetable with green leaves eaten as food
She added green cabbage to the salad.
traditional Irish meal of salted pork served with boiled cabbage
We enjoyed bacon and cabbage for dinner.
type of cabbage with crinkled leaves
She added savoy cabbage to the soup for extra texture.
round leafy vegetable used in cooking
She picked a fresh cabbage head from the garden.
leafy plant with a strong smell in wetlands
Skunk cabbage grows abundantly in the marshy areas.
type of cabbage with a pointed shape
I bought a sweetheart cabbage for the salad.
plant species with broad leaves and yellow flowers
Wild cabbage grows along the coast.
rose with large, round flowers and many petals
The cabbage rose blooms with large, round, many-petaled flowers.
type of Chinese cabbage with crinkled leaves and a mild flavor
She added chopped napa cabbage to the stir-fry..
green caterpillar that moves in loops and harms cabbage crops
The cabbage looper ate holes in the cabbage leaves.
avoid repeating something unnecessary or pointless
He told the story once and did not boil his cabbage twice.
tropical floating aquatic plant used as an ornamental
The pond was decorated with water cabbage, adding a touch of green.
garden area for growing cabbages
He planted new seeds in the cabbage patch.
moth whose larvae damage cabbages and similar plants
The cabbage moth destroyed the garden's cabbages.
large white butterfly known as Pieris brassicae
I spotted a cabbage butterfly fluttering in the garden.
fly that damages cabbage and other crops
The cabbage fly ruined our entire cabbage crop.
white butterfly or its larva that eats cabbage leaves
The cabbage white damaged the cabbage plants.
Origin of cabbage
Old French, caboche (head) + -age (suffix)
Terms with cabbage included in their meaning
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food
small green vegetable resembling a miniature cabbage
cooking
small green vegetable that looks like a tiny cabbage
food
salad of shredded cabbage with mayonnaise or vinaigrette
australian snacks
Chinese-style dumpling, popular in Australia, usually filled with meat and cabbage
food
young cabbage leaves eaten as a vegetable
plant
type of plant from the cabbage family, grown for its seeds
vegetable
type of cabbage with long green leaves
vegetable
type of cabbage with dark green, curly leaves
side dish
coleslaw, a cabbage salad with mayonnaise
vegetable
type of cabbage with very coarse leaves
food
fermented cabbage dish popular in Germany
vegetable
Chinese cabbage with edible white stalks and green leaves
food
coleslaw made with red cabbage and vinegar
ketchup
condiment made with green cabbage vinegar and ketchup
food
fermented cabbage dish
food
corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage
food
vegetable from the mustard family like broccoli or cabbage
vegetable
type of Chinese cabbage used in cooking
Polish dish
traditional Polish stew with cabbage and meat
leafy crop
cabbage family variety, often curly-leaved kale
beet soup
soup made primarily of beets and cabbage
beet soup
soup made primarily of beets and cabbage
food
type of soup made with beets and cabbage
plant family
type of plant in the mustard family, including cabbage and broccoli
Examples of cabbage in a sentence
Cabbage is often used in traditional dishes. She saved her cabbage for a rainy day. Cabbage was tight, so he budgeted carefully. Goodnight, my sweet cabbage. You're my darling cabbage, always. The illness left him a cabbage, unable to communicate.
She cared for him, now a cabbage, with dedication. She spent the afternoon cabbaging in the park. They cabbaged around the house all day. He planned to cabbage some coins from the jar. They caught him trying to cabbage a few items from the warehouse.
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- French:chou, paresser, ...
- German:Kohl, faulenzen, ...
- Italian:cavolo, oziare, ...
- Spanish:repollo, holgazanear, ...
- Portuguese:couve, vadiar, ...
- Chinese:卷心菜, 无所事事, ...
- Japanese:キャベツ, だらだら過ごす, ...
- Arabic:كُرُنْب, تَكَاسَلَ, ...
- Hebrew:כְּרוּב, לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, ...
- Russian:капуста, бездельничать, ...
- Ukrainian:капуста, байдикувати, ...
- Hindi:पत्ता गोभी, आलस्य में समय बिताना, ...
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