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.
Examples of "cabbage" in Sentences
- Napa cabbage is my favorite food, at least some days.
- It tastes really good, though the cabbage is a tad overcooked (I don't mind, since I like cabbage).
- Well, the plain cabbage is now used up, so tomorrow I go cross town to buy a Savoy and make the raised cabbage pies.
- The fish taco was a small white tortilla with some chunks of fish, melted up with cheddar cheese and a side of plain cabbage and tomatoes.
- I am originally Canadian and way up north (about 1500 miles north of the USA/Canadian border) in Ontario, I learned how to cook Skunk cabbage from the indians.