red cabbage
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of red cabbage
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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This season it’s red cabbage, which I’ve shaved into rice bowls, sushi bowls, chilaquiles and quick slaws.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2026
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
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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