English Explanatory Dictionary

cabbage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
  2. Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.
  3. The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
  4. A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
  5. Used as a term of endearment.
  6. Money.
  7. Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
  8. A terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
  9. A cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
  10. A human head.
verb
  1. To form a head like that of the cabbage.
  2. To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
  3. To be killed or murdered, such as by being shot in the head.
noun
  1. Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.
verb
  1. To embezzle or purloin; to pilfer, to steal.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/ En-uk-cabbage.ogg En-us-cabbage.ogg /ˈkɛb.əd͡ʒ/

Word forms

cabbage cabbages cabbaging cabbaged

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin. Some authorities derive it from Latin caput (“head”), others from ca- (said to be an expressive prefix) + boce (“hump; bump”) (whence English boss).

Synonyms

cabbage plant cole person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage greens

Related words

brassica broccoflower broccoli broccolini Brussels sprouts cabbage tree carbage cauliflower Chinese cabbage Chinese broccoli Chinese kale collard greens kale kohlrabi sauerkraut red cabbage

Derived words

bacon and cabbage beach cabbage cabbage aphid cabbageball cabbage-bark cabbage butterfly cabbage fly cabbage gum cabbagehead cabbage head cabbage-head cabbageless cabbage lettuce cabbagelike cabbage looper cabbage moth cabbage on a stick cabbage palm cabbage patch cabbage roll cabbage root fly cabbage rose cabbage salad Cabbagetown Cabbage Tree Cabbage Tree Island cabbage white cabbagewood cabbage worm cabbagy celery cabbage cone cabbage drumhead cabbage green mustard cabbage harlequin cabbage bug hispi cabbage how the cow ate the cabbage I don't boil my cabbage twice I don't chew my cabbage twice imported cabbage worm jazz cabbage kaffir cabbage Kerguelen cabbage Liberty cabbage Lundy cabbage Milan cabbage mountain cabbage napa cabbage Nile cabbage not as green as one is cabbage-looking palm cabbage pointed cabbage poor man's cabbage Savoy cabbage sea cabbage sea otter's cabbage skunk cabbage St Patrick's cabbage sugarloaf cabbage sweetheart cabbage
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