collards

ˈkɒlərdz

Definition of collards - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

food

leafy green vegetable with smooth leaves

Collards are often cooked with ham hocks.

brassica

greens

kale

vegetable

type of cabbage with very coarse leaves

She cooked collards with bacon for dinner..

greens

kale

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leafy green vegetable with smooth leaves
type of cabbage with very coarse leaves

Origin of collards

English, collard (cabbage variety)

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pot likker

southern cooking

liquid left after boiling greens like collards or turnips

Examples of collards in a sentence

She added collards to the vegetable stew.
Farmers harvested collards early in the morning.

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French:chou cavalier, ...
German:Grünkohl, ...
Italian:cavolo nero, cavolo riccio, ...
Spanish:coles, ...
Portuguese:couve-galega, ...
Chinese:羽衣甘蓝, 绿叶甘蓝, ...
Japanese:コラードグリーン, 葉キャベツ, ...
Arabic:كُرْنُب أَخْضَر, كُرْنُب أَجْعَد, ...
Hebrew:קוֹלָרְדִים, עֲלֵי קוֹלָרְד, ...
Russian:листовая капуста, ...
Ukrainian:капуста, зелена капуста, ...
Hindi:कोलार्ड्स, कोलार्ड, ...
Bengali:কলার্ডস, কলার্ড, ...
Catalan:col de fulla llisa, col verda, ...
Czech:kapusta, kolarda, ...
Danish:bladkål, ...
Dutch:boerenkool, ...
Greek:λαχανίδα, λαχανίδες, ...
Hungarian:leveles káposzta, durva levelű káposztafajta, ...
Khmer:ស្ពៃខាត់ណាស្លឹករលោង, ស្ពៃក្តោបស្លឹកគ្រើម, ...
Korean:콜라드, 배추, ...
Persian:کلم‌برگ, نوعی کلم با برگ های درشت و زبر, ...
Polish:kapusta, ...
Portuguese (BR):couve, ...
Romanian:varză creață, ...
Swedish:grönkål, ...
Thai:คะน้าใบเรียบ, ผักตระกูลกะหล่ำใบหยาบชนิดหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:karalahana, kara lahana, ...
Vietnamese:cải lá, một loại cải lá to và dày, ...

collard

ˈkɒləd

Definition of collard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

leaf vegetable

leafy plant eaten as a cooked or raw vegetable

Collard is a leafy vegetable often cooked.
She cooked collard with ham for dinner.
Collard is often used in Southern cuisine.

collard greens

collards

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leafy plant eaten as a cooked or raw vegetable

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collard greens

leafy green vegetable related to kale

Collard greens are often served with cornbread.

Origin of collard

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French:chou vert, ...
German:Grünkohl, ...
Italian:cavolo nero, ...
Spanish:berza, ...
Portuguese:couve, ...
Chinese:羽衣甘蓝, ...
Japanese:コラード, ...
Arabic:كُرْنُب أَجْعَد, ...
Hebrew:קוֹלָארְד, ...
Russian:капуста коллард, ...
Ukrainian:капуста коллард, ...
Hindi:कोलार्ड, ...
Bengali:কলার শাক, ...
Catalan:col de fulla, ...
Czech:kapusta, ...
Danish:collard, ...
Dutch:boerenkool, ...
Greek:λάχανο collard, ...
Hungarian:leveles kel, ...
Khmer:ស្ពៃខូលលាដ, ...
Korean:콜라드, ...
Persian:کلم برگ, ...
Polish:kapusta liściasta, ...
Portuguese (BR):couve, ...
Romanian:varză creață, ...
Swedish:bladkål, ...
Thai:ผักคะน้าใบหยิก, ...
Turkish:karalahana, ...
Vietnamese:cải lá, ...

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