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Meaning of Cauliflower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə

Definitions

  1. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Български карфиол
Dansk blomkål
Esperanto florbrasiko
Español coliflor
Euskara azalore
Suomi kukkakaali
Français chou-fleur
Galego coliflor
Հայերեն ծաղկակաղամբ
Bahasa Indonesia blumkol bunga kol kembang kol
Íslenska blómkál
Italiano cavolfiore
Lëtzebuergesch Choufleur
Македонски карфиол
Malti pastard
Nederlands bloemkool
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫੁੱਲ ਗੋਭੀ
Português couve-flor
Română conopidă
Slovenčina karfiol
Српски cvetača cvjetača karfiol карфиол
Svenska blomkål
Kiswahili koliflawa
Tagalog koliplor
Türkçe karnabahar
اردو گوبھی

Examples

“ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”
“His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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