Cabbage

/ˈkæbɪdʒ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A leafy green vegetable, typically round, that is commonly used in salads, soups, and various dishes.

I bought a fresh cabbage from the farmer's market to make coleslaw.

The edible head of any of several varieties of this plant, particularly Brassica oleracea, which can be green, red, or savoy.

The recipe calls for boiling the cabbage until it is tender.

Used colloquially, it can refer to the leafy heads of certain related plants, often used in cooking.

We should get some cabbage for the stir-fry; it adds a nice crunch.

Informally, it can indicate an inability to think clearly; a term used, often derogatorily, for a person whose mental faculties are impaired.

After that long meeting, I felt like my brain was turning to cabbage.

Middle English: from Old French 'cabbage', from Latin 'capitia', a diminutive of 'caput' meaning 'head'

cabbage head:

A term used to describe a dull or unthinking person.

cabbage patch:

A place where cabbages or vegetables are grown.

Cabbage can refer to money, particularly in the context of cash.

I've saved up some cabbage to buy a new car.

In some contexts, cabbage can refer to something worthless or unimportant.

That old gadget is just a piece of cabbage.