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couve.

several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈko(w).vi/Brazil[ˈko(ʊ̯).vi]Brazil/ˈko(w).vɨ/Portugal/ˈkow.bɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea

    feminine
  2. kale (plant)

    feminine
  3. cabbage (plant)

    feminine
  4. collard greens (plant)

    feminine
  5. couves (small truck on horse or rope hauled railway)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulem (“stem of a cabbage”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of caule.

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