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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cab•bage1 /ˈkæbɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a plant, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves that form into a rounded head.
- Plant Biology the head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw:[uncountable]I ate corned beef and cabbage.
- Slang Terms[uncountable]money, esp. paper money.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cab•bage1 (kab′ij),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head.
- Plant Biologythe head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw.
- Slang Termsmoney, esp. paper money.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]
- a stupid, dull, or spiritless person.
- a mentally impaired person who is unable to live independently;
vegetable.
- dialect, dialectal Old French (Picardy, Normandy) literally, head, noggin, equivalent. to ca- formative in expressive words, of uncertain origin, originally + boche; see boss2, botch2
- Middle English caboche, caboge, cabage head of cabbage 1350–1400
- Clothing[Chiefly Brit.]
- British Termscloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim.
- British TermsAlso called cab. such scraps used for reprocessing.
v.t., v.i. - to steal;
pilfer:He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.
- earlier carbage shred, piece of cloth, apparently variant of garbage wheat straw chopped small (obsolete sense) 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ n - Also called: cole any of various cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea capitata, typically having a short thick stalk and a large head of green or reddish edible leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
See also brassica - the head of a cabbage
- the edible leaf bud of the cabbage palm
- informal a dull or unimaginative person
- informal offensive a person who has no mental faculties and is dependent on others for his or her subsistence
Etymology: 14th Century: from Norman French caboche head; perhaps related to Old French boce hump, bump, Latin caput head |