cabbage

cab-bage · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A cultivated plant with thick green or purple leaves surrounding a round heart or head, eaten as a vegetable.

  2. 2.

    [British informal]A person who is inactive or unable to respond to stimuli, especially due to brain damage.

  3. 3.

    [British slang]Money.

Forms

plural: cabbages

Related words

See also: coleslaw, kale, lettuce, vegetable
Synonyms: cole

Etymology

From Middle English caboche, from Old Norman French caboche ("head"), possibly from Latin caput ("head"). First attested in the 15th century.