cabbage

Definition

An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

Etymology

From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin. Some authorities derive it from Latin caput (“head”), others from ca- (said to be an expressive prefix) + boce (“hump; bump”) (whence English boss).

Example Sentences

• "In aphrodisiac preparation, wild cabbage was frequently an ingredient."
• "Cabbage is good for you."
• "After the car crash, he became a cabbage."