savoy

sa·voy (sə vo̵i′)

noun

a kind of cabbage with crinkled leaves and a compact head

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

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)

Modifies a noun

cabbage: The savoy cabbage had been pulled earlier that day.

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