cauliflower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ (US)
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- /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ (US)
- /ˈkɒl.ɪ.flaʊ.ə/ (UK)
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- /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/ (UK)
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Etymology
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon.By surface analysis, caul(is) + -i- + flower. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
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.
1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] , page 326:
- (countable, uncountable) The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
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(countable, uncountable) The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.
2018, John Harding, The Whitechapel Whirlwind: The Jack Kid Berg Story:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cauliflowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cauliflower mushroom · cauliflowerlike · sea cauliflower · caulini · cauliflower rice · cauliflower ear · cauliflowery · cauliflower fungus · cauli · cauliflower cheese · buffalo cauliflower · broccoflower · cauliflower coral · cauliflowered
Descendants
Translations (206)
kmr gulkelem (vegetable) · hsb kwětlik (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · pl kalafior (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hi फूल गोभी (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · cs květák (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · vo florabrasid (vegetable) · ja 花キャベツ (vegetable) · tl koliplor (vegetable) · rm cardifiol (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · lad kanaveta (vegetable) · kl blomkåli (vegetable) · de Karfiol (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · arz قرنبيط (vegetable) · arz قرنبيط (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sv blomkål (vegetable) · el κουνουπίδι (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ko 콜리플라워 (vegetable) · ne गोभी (vegetable) · id kembang kol (vegetable) · fi kukkakaali (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · af blomkool (vegetable) · lv puķkāposts (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ja 花野菜 (vegetable) · vi hoa lơ trắng (vegetable) · ne कोपी२ (vegetable) · sv blomkål (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · wo sufólóor (vegetable) · nn blomkål (vegetable) · tr karnabahar (vegetable) · id kubis bunga (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · vi su lơ (vegetable) · arz قرنبيطة (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · uk цвітна́ капу́ста (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · bg карфио́л (vegetable) · uk капу́ста цвітна́ (vegetable) · ur گوبھی (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ar قَرْنَبِيط (vegetable) · ne गोभी (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · la brassica oleracea (vegetable) · grc κάνωπον (vegetable) · nv chʼil łigaii (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · cmn 花椰菜 (vegetable) · cs karfiól (vegetable) · fo blómkál (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · pt couve-flor (vegetable) · nl bloemkool (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · nv sęęschʼil (vegetable) · ka ყვავილოვანი კომბოსტო (vegetable) · lv ziedkāposts (vegetable) · szl blumkola (vegetable) · my ပန်းမုန်လာ (vegetable) · ne काउली१ (vegetable) · ar قُنَّبِيط (vegetable) · la brassica oleracea var. botrytis (vegetable) · tg гулкарам (vegetable) · fo blómkál (vegetable) · vi bông cải trắng (vegetable) · sh cvjetača (vegetable) · ne कोपी२ (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sh карфиол (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · lt žiedinis kopūstas (vegetable) · nl bloemkool (vegetable) · nb blomkål (vegetable) · nb blomkål (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ovd bljommką̊l (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · et lillkapsas (vegetable) · mi kareparāoa (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sh цвeтача (vegetable) · st kholifolawa (vegetable) · hi फूल गोभी (vegetable) · cy bresychen wen (vegetable) · ca coliflor (vegetable) · szl blumkola (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · fr chou-fleur (vegetable) · be цвятна́я капу́ста (vegetable) · ja 花甘藍 (vegetable) · cs květák (vegetable) · uk цвітна́ капу́ста (vegetable) · ps گوبي (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · af blomkool (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · it cavolfiore (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · th กะหล่ำดอก (vegetable) · ca bròquil blanc (vegetable) · ga cóilis (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sl cvetača (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · mk карфио́л (vegetable) · an pella (vegetable) · id kubis bunga (vegetable) · tl koliplor (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hy ծաղկակաղամբ (vegetable) · yue 椰菜花 (vegetable) · sl cvetača (vegetable) · ps گوبي (vegetable) · ur گوبی (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ko 꽃양배추 (vegetable) · ja カリフラワー (vegetable) · stq Bloumenkool (vegetable) · ota قرنابیت (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · lb Choufleur (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · eo florbrasiko (vegetable) · mi kareparāoa (vegetable) · cy colifflŵar (vegetable) · fa کلم گل (vegetable) · ne काउली१ (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · mi puaniko (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · fi kukkakaali (vegetable) · sh karfiol (vegetable) · fur cauliflôr (vegetable) · da blomkål (vegetable) · bg карнаби́т (vegetable) · ro conopidă (vegetable) · it cavolfiore (vegetable) · frr Bloomkual (vegetable) · my ဂေါ်ဖီပန်း (vegetable) · ca coliflor (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · io florkaulo (vegetable) · tl koliplawer (vegetable) · ga cóilis (vegetable) · vi súp lơ (vegetable) · ca floricol (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · nn blomkål (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · vi cải hoa (vegetable) · sk karfiol (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · es coliflor (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hu karfiol (vegetable) · eu azalore (vegetable) · pa ਫੁੱਲ ਗੋਭੀ (vegetable) · ru цветна́я капу́ста (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hu karfiol (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ar قُنَّبِيط (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hi गोभी (vegetable) · fur cauliflôr (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ms kubis bunga (vegetable) · id blumkol (vegetable) · mi pūputi (vegetable) · pdt Bloomenkomst (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hi गोबी (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ckb قەڕنابیت (vegetable) · cmn 花菜 (vegetable) · lad kanaveta (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · pt couve-flor (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ar قَرْنَبِيط (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · pl kalafior (vegetable) · el κουνουπίδι (vegetable) · he כְּרוּבִית (vegetable) · rm cardifiol (vegetable) · hi गोबी (vegetable) · lt žiedbastučiai (vegetable) · sh cvetača (vegetable) · sk karfiol (vegetable) · mt pastard (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ru цветна́я капу́ста (vegetable) · et lillkapsas (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · tg гулкарам (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ur گوبھی (vegetable) · nv chʼil łigaii (vegetable) · is blómkál (vegetable) · tr karnabahar (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · se diehppegálla (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · vi cải bông trắng (vegetable) · ur گوبی (vegetable) · gl coliflor (vegetable) · fy blomkoal (vegetable) · cy blodfresychen (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · mn цэцэгт байцаа (vegetable) · ka კალნაბი (vegetable) · my ပန်းဂေါ်ဖီ (vegetable) · lt žiedinis kopūstas (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · cmn 菜花 (vegetable) · uk кучеря́ва капу́ста (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · cs karfiól (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · is blómkál (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · vi hoa lơ (vegetable) · eu azalore (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hu kelvirág (vegetable) · de Blumenkohl (vegetable) · kl blomkåli (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · ro conopidă (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · th กะหล่ำต้น (vegetable) · sw mkoliflawa (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · fr chou-fleur (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · de Karfiol (vegetable) · ckb قەڕنابی (vegetable) · aot phulkobi (vegetable) · ckb گوڵەکەلەم (vegetable) · da blomkål (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sq lulelakër (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · sq lulelakër (vegetable) · izh kukkakapusta (vegetable) · ota قرنابیت (vegetable) · gl coliflor (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · cy blodfresychen (vegetable) · acw قرنبيط (vegetable) · sw koliflawa (vegetable) · hi गोभी (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · de Blumenkohl (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · fa گلکلم (vegetable) · be цвятна́я капу́ста (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · hi कोबी (vegetable) · mt pastard (vegetable) · es coliflor (vegetable) · nrf chou-flieur (vegetable) · hi कोबी (edible head of a cauliflower plant) · uk кучеря́ва капу́ста (vegetable) · wo sufëlëer (vegetable) · lv ziedkāposts (edible head of a cauliflower plant)