cabbage
IPA: kˈæbʌdʒ
noun
- An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
- (uncountable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
- (countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
- Used as a term of endearment.
- (uncountable, slang) Money.
- (uncountable, slang) Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
- The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
- The cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
- (slang) Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.
verb
- (intransitive) To form a head like that of the cabbage.
- (intransitive, slang) To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
- (transitive) To embezzle or purloin; to pilfer, to steal.
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Examples of "cabbage" in Sentences
- The Cabbage is a leafy veg.
- The cabbage is a leafy vegetable.
- The 'Cabbage' is a leafy vegetable.
- Featured in the Battle of Shanghai Cabbage.
- Cabbage is the basis for the German sauerkraut.
- It is the best breed cabbage with the cheapest rates.
- The actual translation of the word kapusta is cabbage.
- He's the narrator of the Cabbage Patch Kids' story, too.
- Madeleine was in the cabbage garden, quite close to the fort.
- It is also related to the 'Lepidium' species in the cabbage family.
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