Dictionary

calabrese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæləbɹiːz/
• /kæləˈbɹeɪseɪ/
• /kæləˈbɹeɪzeɪ/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Calabrese (“a particular type of sprouting broccoli”).
   alt of Calabrese
   • Some things I'm prepared to persevere with but my patience has an elastic limit and with calabrese it snapped. 2015, Mark Diacono, The New Kitchen Garden, →ISBN:
   • Although most people don't make much distinction between calabrese and broccoli, gardeners need to know the difference. Calabrese is a quick-growing crop, usually maturing in three or four months, and the plants aren't frost hardy. 2010, Geoff Stebbings, Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, →ISBN:
   • Sow calabrese indoors. 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, →ISBN:
   • Jean Bean was responsible for the twenty comical characters protecting transplanted cabbages, cauliflowers and calabreses. 2007, Gregory Holyoake, Scarecrows, page 171:

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