English

Noun

cabbage (countable and uncountable; plural cabbages)

1. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
2. (uncountable) The leaves of the cabbage eaten as a vegetable.

   Cabbage is good for you.

3. (offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage .

   After the car crash, he became a cabbage.

4. Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.

Synonyms

• (1): cabbage plant , cole
• (2): cole, greens
• (3): vegetable

Translations

• Czech: zelí n (1, 2)
• Finnish: kaali (1, 2), vihannes (3)
• French: chou m (2)
• German: Kohl m (2)
• Hebrew: כְּרוּב m (1/2)
• Italian: cavolo m (2)
• Japanese: キャベツ
• Portuguese: repolho m (2)
• Russian: капу́ста /kapusta/ f (1, 2)
• Slovak: kapusta f (1, 2)
• Spanish: col f (2)

See also

• broccoflower
• broccoli
• broccolini
• brussels sprouts
• cauliflower
• Chinese broccoli , Chinese kale
• collard greens
• kohlrabi

Verb (Intransitive)

cabbage (cabbaging, cabbaged)

1. To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
2. To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.