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colza

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rape, Brassica napus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mustard

History

Etymology

From French colza, from Dutch koolzaad (“cabbage seed, (later) colza”), from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from kool (“cole”) + zaad (“seed”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: рапс (raps) — cabbage variety
  • Bulgarian: ра́пица (rápica) — cabbage variety
  • Catalan: colza — cabbage variety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芥花 (jièhuā) — cabbage variety
  • Czech: řepka olejka — cabbage variety
  • Danish: raps — cabbage variety
  • Dutch: koolzaad — cabbage variety
  • Finnish: rapsi — cabbage variety
  • French: colza — cabbage variety
  • French: chou — cabbage variety
  • German: Raps — cabbage variety
  • Hungarian: repce — cabbage variety
  • Italian: colza — cabbage variety
  • Norwegian: raps — cabbage variety
  • Persian: کلزا (kolzâ) — cabbage variety
  • Polish: rzepak — cabbage variety
  • Portuguese: colza — cabbage variety
  • Russian: рапс (raps) — cabbage variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: уљана репица — cabbage variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: uljana repica — cabbage variety
  • Slovak: repica olejnatá — cabbage variety
  • Slovene: oljna repica — cabbage variety
  • Spanish: colza — cabbage variety
  • Swedish: raps — cabbage variety
  • Turkish: kolza — cabbage variety
  • Turkish: kanola — cabbage variety
  • Ukrainian: ріпа́к (ripák) — cabbage variety
  • Ukrainian: рапс (raps) — cabbage variety