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savoy cabbage

savoy cabbage

1 2.6
A round vegetable with wrinkled green leaves used in cooking
  • noun
  • /səˈvɔɪ ˈkæbɪdʒ/
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  • sliced savoy cabbage
  • savoy cabbage leaf
  • head of savoy cabbage

Examples

  • And then you've done a Savoy cabbage with antioiad.

  • Oh, that's Savoy cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Parmesan and a soy Sherry vinegar vinaigrette.

  • The most common are smooth-leaved, firm-headed green cabbages, while smooth-leaved purple cabbages and crinkle-leaved savoy cabbages are considerably rarer.

  • For a delicious stir-fry, use savoy cabbage as a crunchy vegetable.

  • I bought a head of savoy cabbage to make coleslaw this weekend.

  • The recipe calls for chopped savoy cabbage as an ingredient to add flavor.

Synonyms

cabbage
vssavoy cabbage
73 1.0

A round vegetable with thick leaves eaten raw or cooked

is a specific type known for soft crinkly leaves and a compact round centre
savoy
vssavoy cabbage
1 4.4

A type of cabbage with soft, crinkly leaves used in cooking

is the same variety with the same crinkly leaves and compact round form
head cabbage
vssavoy cabbage
1 1.4

A round vegetable with a large firm head of leaves used for cooking

has softer, crinkly leaves and a less firm, more textured centre
head cabbage plant
vssavoy cabbage
3.8

A vegetable plant that grows a large round head of green leaves

is the culinary variety noted for crinkly leaves rather than the general plant form
Brassica oleracea capitata
vssavoy cabbage
  • Specialized
5.9

A leafy plant grown for its round edible head called cabbage

is the culinary vegetable form with distinctive crinkly leaves rather than the formal name

Surface Forms

savoy cabbage singular

Morphology

savoy + cabbage

The compound names a specific variety of cabbage and its meaning is directly compositional: 'savoy' (a type/variety) combined with 'cabbage' yields a particular kind of cabbage. This follows a common noun-noun naming pattern that B1 learners who know both constituents can readily interpret as a cabbage variety with crinkly leaves.

Etymology

Savoy cabbage The name savoy cabbage may come from the Savoy region, where farmers grew a round, wrinkled-leaf cabbage; the region name stuck to this special kind of cabbage. That's why savoy cabbage today means 'a cabbage with crinkly leaves'.