spinach
spinach
Definition
spin·ach (spin′ic̸h)
noun
- a plant (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family, with large, dark-green, juicy, edible leaves, usually eaten cooked
- the leaves of this plant
Etymology: < MFr espinach < (? via ML spinachia) OSp espinaca < Ar isbānakh < Pers aspanākh
spinach
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wilt: Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in the water that clings to the leaves.
- chop: Mix the remaining sour cream with the finely chopped spinach.
- butter: He also added two side orders - buttered spinach and fries served with bloody Mary sauce.
- cook: Cook the spinach in a large pan covered with a lid for 3 minutes.
- wash: Just pack 100g thoroughly washed spinach into a saucepan with 50g watercress.
- cream: Have a leafy green such as creamed spinach and a salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and feta cheese.
Preposition: with
- sauce: For vegetarians, a stuffed flat mushroom with ricotta and spinach with a spicy tomato sauce is on offer.
Adjective modifier
- imported: None of the 8 samples of imported lettuce or any of the 8 of imported spinach exceeded the maximum levels.
- frozen: Add the frozen spinach, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon chili.
- fresh: No regional or seasonal differences were observed for fresh spinach.
- raw: Had it with a lovely salad including raw spinach leaves.
- e.g.: Add some salad or low-carbohydrate vegetable ( e.g. spinach, broccoli or cauliflower ).
Modifies a noun
- beet: In cold areas start spinach and spinach beet off in pots under glass.
- salad: Your summer guests ' mouths could water all over your strawberry and spinach salad.
- soup: While making spinach soup, for example, you could produce a coarse sheet of spinach paper.
- mixture: Mix the egg yolks with the spinach mixture then gradually fold in the egg whites.
- pie: Having said that another cheese and spinach pie would have had him turning green.
- sample: A comparison of the results for all spinach samples with the limits proposed in the draft Regulation is given in the table below.
Noun used with modifier
spinach Quotes
: It's broccoli, dear. : I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.
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