red cabbage

American  

noun

• red cabbages
  plural

1. a variety of the edible cabbage, Brassica oleracea, having deep reddish-purple leaves.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• red cabbages
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of red cabbage

First recorded in 1605–15

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Example Sentences

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red cabbage

Christmas dinner often includes foods such as brussel sprouts, red cabbage and turkey which we rarely eat the rest of the year.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

She and a colleague planted tomatoes, watermelon, okra, red cabbage and onions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

Red radish sprouts had higher bioavailability of polyphenols than red cabbage, broccoli and white mustard, even though the concentrations found in the radish were lower.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2023

Instead, there is a mixture of green leaf lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, jicama, and slices of tofu pan-fried with lemongrass and vegetarian oyster sauce.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

Alex asked as he devoured in three bites his lunch of red cabbage and baked beans.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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