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red cabbage

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of red cabbage1

First recorded in 1605–15

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Example Sentences

Take a head of red cabbage and put it in a blender with a some water.

Then from the pan came perogies of duck and red cabbage, in an orange butter sauce, as delicate and tasty as Chinese dim sum.

I like red cabbage, but you can braise green cabbage, napa, savoy, or bok choy this way.

Note: If you wish you could use the ham stock to cook some red cabbage.

The red cabbage and the cauliflower are the altered descendants of a widely different sea-side plant.

But I hope they serve something to eat besides the red cabbage the name signifies.

A blue liquid can be obtained by boiling a red cabbage in water.

Magnesia changes the purple infusion of red cabbage to a bright green.

"I'm all wet, and I guess I won't go down now," replied Bobtail, blushing like a red cabbage in the dews of the morning.

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