Phrase guide

red cabbage

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of cabbage having red leaves, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Food made from the leaves of the plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

compact head of purplish-red leaves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: head cabbage

4

noun

Meaning 4

cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: head cabbage, head cabbage plant, Brassica oleracea capitata

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: col llombarda — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Catalan: col morada — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紫椰菜 (zi2 je4 coi3) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紫甘藍 /紫甘蓝 (zǐ gānlán) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Danish: rødkål — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Dutch: rode kool — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Faroese: reyðkál — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Finnish: punakaali — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • French: chou rouge — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Galician: lombarda — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Galician: col lombarda — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • German: Rotkohl — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Greek: κοκκινολάχανο (kokkinoláchano) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Icelandic: rauðkál — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Italian: cavolo rosso — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Japanese: 赤キャベツ (aka-kyabetsu) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rødkål — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Polish: czerwona kapusta — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Portuguese: repolho roxo — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Romanian: varză roșie — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Russian: кра́сная капу́ста (krásnaja kapústa) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Russian: краснокоча́нная капу́ста (krasnokočánnaja kapústa) — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Spanish: col lombarda — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Swedish: rödkål — a variety of cabbage having red leaves
  • Volapük: redabrasid — a variety of cabbage having red leaves