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# cabbage

noun (a cabbage, cabbages; cabbage — uncountable as food)

«cabbage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cabbage is a round vegetable made of tightly packed green, white or purple leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#m1)
2. Cabbage is the leaves of this plant eaten as food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#m2)
3. (rude, UK slang) Calling someone a cabbage means they seem dull or unable to think or move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons red cabbage juice is used as an indicator: it changes colour in acids and alkalis. In healthy eating lessons cabbage is a vegetable full of vitamins. In everyday life it is used in coleslaw, sauerkraut and soups. In gardening, caterpillars eat cabbage leaves.

### Examples

- We grew cabbages in the school garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x1)
- Red cabbage juice turns pink in vinegar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x2)
- Coleslaw is made with cabbage and carrot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x3)
- Caterpillars made holes in the cabbage leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x4)
- Nan cooked cabbage with the roast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x5)
- A cabbage weighs about a kilogram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x6)
- (rude) «Stop sitting there like a cabbage!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x7)
- See these lovely cabbages and these fresh herbs! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/#x8)

### Note

Countable for the whole vegetable (two cabbages), uncountable for the food (some cabbage). Spelling: double b, ends in -age. Calling a person a cabbage is unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cabbage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cabbage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cabbage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cabbage.html) on Mova free.