Phrase guide

white cabbage

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

The head of the plant and food prepared from it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бя́ло зе́ле (bjálo zéle) — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Danish: hvidkål — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Dutch: wittekool — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Estonian: valge peakapsas — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Faroese: hvítkál — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Finnish: valkokaali — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Finnish: keräkaali — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • French: chou blanc — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Georgian: თეთრი კომბოსტო (tetri ḳombosṭo) — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • German: Weißkohl — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • German: Chaabiß — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Hungarian: fejes káposzta — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Icelandic: hvítkál — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Italian: cavolo cappuccio — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Italian: cavolo bianco — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Latvian: baltie galviņkāposti — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Lithuanian: baltasis kopūstas — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Polish: kapusta biała — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Portuguese: repolho branco — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Russian: белокоча́нная капу́ста (belokočánnaja kapústa) — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Spanish: col blanca — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Spanish: repollo blanco — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Swedish: vitkål — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Turkish: beyaz lahana — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • Vietnamese: bắp cải trắng — Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba