cabbage patch

ˈkæbɪdʒ pætʃ

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Definition of cabbage patch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gardening

TECH.

garden area for growing cabbages

TECH.

He planted new seeds in the cabbage patch.

allotment

vegetable garden

myth

place where children are said to come from

The story says babies are found in the cabbage patch.

dance move

Rare

Slang

dance with circular arm movements

Rare

Slang

She showed us how to do the cabbage patch.

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garden area for growing cabbages

Expressions with cabbage

become a cabbage

lose ability to think or function normally

After the accident, he feared he would become a cabbage.

cabbage roll

dish with cabbage leaves wrapped around fillings

My grandmother makes delicious cabbage rolls for dinner.

cabbage salad

salad made with raw cabbage and dressing

I made a cabbage salad for the barbecue.

Chinese cabbage

leafy Asian vegetable used raw or cooked in dishes

Chinese cabbage is a popular vegetable used in many Asian dishes.

red cabbage

variety of cabbage with reddish-purple leaves

She added chopped red cabbage to the salad for color..

stuffed cabbage

cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of meat and rice

She served stuffed cabbage at the family reunion..

Expressions with patch

patch up

mend or repair something that is torn or damaged

She managed to patch up her old jeans quite nicely..

rough patch

difficult period in life or situation

They are going through a rough patch in their marriage.

bad patch

period of difficulty or hardship

After losing his job, he went through a bad patch.

one's patch

area someone is responsible for or knows well

He doesn't like strangers working on his patch.

a patch of blue sky

small area of clear sky among clouds

After the storm, we saw a patch of blue sky.

hit a rough patch

experience a difficult period

They hit a rough patch in their marriage last year.

patch things up

repair a damaged relationship

After years of silence, they finally patched things up.

encroach on one's patch

interfere in someone else's area or responsibility

He got angry when she encroached on his patch.

experiencing a rough patch

adj.

facing temporary challenges

The company is experiencing a rough patch due to market fluctuations.

go through a bad patch

experience a period with many problems or difficulties

They are going through a bad patch right now.

Examples of cabbage patch in a sentence

They expanded the cabbage patch to grow more vegetables.
She told her son that babies come from the cabbage patch.
The cabbage patch legend was part of her childhood.
He broke into the cabbage patch at the party.
The cabbage patch was a hit at the dance-off.

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French:potager de choux, champ de choux, ...
German:Kohlbeet, mythischer Ort, wo Kinder herkommen, ...
Italian:orto di cavoli, campo di cavoli, ...
Spanish:huerto de coles, campo de repollos, ...
Portuguese:canteiro de couves, campo de repolhos, ...
Chinese:菜地, 卷心菜舞蹈动作, ...
Japanese:キャベツ畑, キャベツの畑, ...
Arabic:حَقْل كُرْنُب, حَقْل الكُرْنُب, ...
Hebrew:עֲרוּגַת כְּרוּב, עֲרוּגַת הַכְּרוּב, ...
Russian:капустная грядка, капустное поле, ...
Ukrainian:капустяна грядка, кебідж патч, ...
Hindi:गोभी की क्यारी, पत्तागोभी का खेत, ...
Bengali:বাঁধাকপির খেত, শিশুদের আসার কাল্পনিক স্থান, ...
Catalan:hort de cols, lloc mític on neixen els nens, ...
Czech:zelný záhon, zelí, ...
Danish:kålbed, mytisk sted hvor børn kommer fra, ...
Dutch:koolveld, cabbage patch-dans, ...
Greek:κήπος με λάχανα, μυθικός τόπος όπου βρίσκονται τα παιδιά, ...
Hungarian:káposztaföld, hely, ahol a mese szerint a csecsemőket találják, ...
Khmer:ចម្ការស្ពៃក្តោប, កន្លែងក្នុងរឿងនិទានដែលគេថាទារកកើតមកពីទីនោះ, ...
Korean:양배추밭, 배추밭, ...
Persian:باغچه کلم, باغ کلم, ...
Polish:grządka kapusty, kapuściane pole, ...
Portuguese (BR):canteiro de repolhos, campo de repolhos, ...
Romanian:strat de varză, câmp de varză, ...
Swedish:kålland, kålplanta, ...
Thai:แปลงกะหล่ำปลี, คาบเบจแพทช์, ...
Turkish:lahana tarlası, lahana yaması, ...
Vietnamese:luống bắp cải, ruộng bắp cải, ...

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