noun
Savoy
suh-VOY
noun
1
A variety of cabbage with crinkled, dark green leaves.
"She shredded savoy cabbage into the winter soup."
name
1
A historic noble family that once ruled Sardinia and later Italy.
"The House of Savoy ruled Italy until 1946."
How to Use Savoy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crinkly-leaved cabbage, or the Savoy region/royal family of Europe.
Word Forms
Savoys plural
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Etymology
From the historical region of Savoy in the Alps, via French Savoie, from Late Latin Sapaudia.