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savoy definition

sa·voy (sə vo̵i′)

noun

a kind of cabbage with crinkled leaves and a compact head
also savoy cabbage

Etymology: Fr (chou de) Savoie, (cabbage of) Savoy

Savoy definition

Sa·voy (sə vo̵i′)

region in SE France, on the borders of Italy & Switzerland: a former duchy & part of the kingdom of Sardinia: annexed by France (1860)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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