cabbage in Japanese
cabbage in Japanese is キャベツ, 玉菜, 甘藍 — cabbage means a leafy vegetable grown as a round, tightly packed head, eaten cooked or raw.
cabbage in Japanese
キャベツ
Pronounced: kyabetsu
(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.
キャベツ
Pronounced: kyabetsu
(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
玉菜
Pronounced: tamana
(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
甘藍
Pronounced: kanran
(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
植物人間
Pronounced: shokubutsuningen
(countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
What does "cabbage" mean?
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noun A leafy vegetable grown as a round, tightly packed head, eaten cooked or raw.
"She shredded half a cabbage into the coleslaw."
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noun (slang) Money.
"He made serious cabbage flipping used cars."
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verb (informal, dated) To steal small amounts of something, especially fabric offcuts.
"The tailor was known to cabbage scraps of cloth for himself."
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cabbage in a sentence
- She shredded half a cabbage into the coleslaw.
- Boiled cabbage was a staple of his grandmother's kitchen.
- He made serious cabbage flipping used cars.
- The tailor was known to cabbage scraps of cloth for himself.
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What is "cabbage" in Japanese?
"cabbage" in Japanese is キャベツ, 玉菜, 甘藍. cabbage means: A leafy vegetable grown as a round, tightly packed head, eaten cooked or raw.
How do you pronounce キャベツ?
"cabbage" in Japanese is キャベツ, pronounced "kyabetsu".
How do you use "cabbage" in a sentence?
Example: "She shredded half a cabbage into the coleslaw." In Japanese, "cabbage" is キャベツ, 玉菜, 甘藍.
Are there other ways to say "cabbage" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "cabbage": キャベツ, 玉菜, 甘藍, 植物人間.
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