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Definition of cabbage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cabbage

noun
 
/ˈkæbɪdʒ/
 
/ˈkæbɪdʒ/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked
    • Do you like cabbage?
    • two cabbages
    • white/red cabbage
    see also Chinese cabbage, pak choi, skunk cabbageTopics Foodb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • green
    • red
    • white
    • …
    verb + cabbage
    • boil
    • braise
    • cook
    • …
    cabbage + noun
    • leaf
    • patch
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  2. [countable] (British English, offensive) an offensive word for a person who is physically alive but not capable of much mental or physical activity, for example because of an accident or illness synonym vegetable (2)
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French caboche ‘head’, variant of Old French caboce, of unknown origin.
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