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cabbage

noun · verb

Simple meaning

An edible plant having a head of green leaves.

Pronunciation

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kabuhj

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ˈkæbədʒ

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Definition

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noun

  1. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

  2. uncountablevegetable

    The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.

  3. Used as a term of endearment.

  4. A cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.

  5. A terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.

  6. uncountableslang

    Money.

verb

  1. transitive

    To embezzle or purloin; to pilfer, to steal.

  2. intransitiveslang

    To do nothing; to idle; veg out.

  3. intransitive

    To form a head like that of the cabbage.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Edible / leaves

cabbage loopergreen cabbage

Marijuana

cabbage patch

Other combinations

red cabbageskunk cabbagecabbage butterflycabbage soupwhite cabbage

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • cabbage barknounCompound term

    Tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood.

  • cabbage-bark treenounCompound term

    Tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood.

  • cabbage butterflynounCompound term

    White butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage.

  • cabbage palmnounCompound term

    Low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds.

  • cabbage palmettonounCompound term

    Low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds.

  • cabbage treenounCompound term

    Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves

kale

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