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Savoy cabbage

American  

noun

  1. a variety of cabbage having a compact head of crinkled, blistered leaves.


Etymology

Origin of Savoy cabbage

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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Mains include pork with kimchi and Savoy cabbage, and start at £16.

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019

Five Savoy cabbage heads form a finely textured pyramid.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2015

The Bushes' Buckingham Palace menu was consomme with sorrel, roast halibut with herbs, breast of chicken with basil, roast potatoes and Savoy cabbage, followed by vanilla praline and coffee ice-cream.

From BBC • May 26, 2011

The seed, of Savoy cabbage, was sprinkled in the furrows.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

Good heads of yellow Savoy cabbage, cooked in this way, resemble cauliflowers.

From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott)

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