cabbagenoun
uk/ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/us/ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/B1 [ C or U ] a large, round vegetable with large green, white, or purple leaves that can be eaten cooked or uncooked:
a savoy cabbage
red/white cabbage
[ C ] UK offensive a person who has lost all their powers of thought or speech, usually as the result of a serious accident or illness
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- If you overcook the cabbage it'll turn to mush.
- I like most vegetables but not cabbage.
- We have grown a lot of cabbages this year.
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- cucumber
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- pak choi
- shitake mushroom
- spinach
- spring greens
- spring onion
- spud
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