cabbage
(kæbɪdʒ )
Word forms: cabbages
1. variable noun B1
A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green, or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
If someone refers to a very sick person or someone with a disability as a cabbage, they are saying in an offensive way that the sick person is so badly brain-damaged or ill that they cannot do anything. [informal, offensive]
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Translations:
Chinese: 卷心菜
Japanese: キャベツ