cabbage

The definition of cabbage is a vegetable with large light green or purple leaves formed into a tight head and a short thick stem.

(noun)

An example of cabbage is the main ingredient in coleslaw.

See cabbage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a common vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) of the crucifer family, with thick leaves formed into a round, compact head on a short, thick stalk: cultivated as early as 2000
an edible bud at the end of the branch on some palm trees
Slang paper money

Origin: ME & OFr caboche, earlier caboce < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb cabbaged, cabbaging

Brit., Slang to steal

Origin: prob. < Fr cabasser, to put into a basket, steal < cabas, basket < VL *capacium, reed basket

noun

Archaic cloth snippets appropriated by a tailor when cutting out clothes

Origin: prob. < the v.

See cabbage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several forms of a European vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) of the mustard family, having a globose head consisting of a short stem and tightly overlapping green to purplish leaves.
Any of several similar or related plants, such as Chinese cabbage.
The terminal bud of several species of palm, eaten as a vegetable.
Slang Money, especially in the form of bills.
Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English caboche

Origin: , from Old North French, head

Origin: , possibly from alteration of Latin caput; see Capital ¹

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