Dictionary

spinach en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈspɪnɪd͡ʒ/ (UK, US)
• /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
   • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them. 2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025:
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Thick rough.
   • That shot left me in the spinach!

Forms

Deriveds

spinach beet · mountain spinach · Chinese spinach · climbing spinach (vine spinach · water spinach · wild spinach · spinach mustard · spinasterol · strawberry spinach · spinachy · vine spinach · red vine spinach · Okinawan spinach · red spinach · cholesterol spinach · spinachless · French spinach · Sissoo spinach · dark spinach · Mollucan spinach · New Zealand spinach · spinachlike · Navajo spinach · spinach dock · Cape spinach · perpetual spinach · Malabar spinach · Botany Bay spinach · sissoo spinach · gammon and spinach · buffalo spinach · sand and spinach · Cuban spinach · African spinach · Lincolnshire spinach · tree spinach · Egyptian spinach · creeping spinach · mustard spinach · spinach dip · Ceylon spinach

Relateds

Popeye

Synonyms

cabbage

Translations (127)

acm سْبَيْنَاْغ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · de Spinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · pa ਪਾਲਕ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ga spionáiste (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sh spanać (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sh špinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · vo spinad (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · arz سبانخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · pl szpinak (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · syl ꠢꠣꠉ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · vi rau chân vịt (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · tl espinaka (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mi kōkihi (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mnc ᠪᡠᠯᠠ ᠰᠣᡤᡳ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · cs špenát (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · as পালেং (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mi rengarenga (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ko 시금치 (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · az ispanaq (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kum испанакъ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · hu spenót (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · eo spinaco (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ms bayam (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ary بقولة (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · id bayam (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ar إِسْفَانَاخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mt spinaċi (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · uz ismaloq (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · shy abitas (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ru шпина́т (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · is spínat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · hi पालक (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · es espinaca (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · dbp alayaho (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · la spinacia (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kai alayyaho (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kmr siyale (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ary سبناخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ha alayyaho (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · rsk шпинат (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mk спанаќ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · it spinacio (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · yi שפּינאַק (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · lb Päinetsch (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · rup spãnac (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · tr ıspanak (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sv spenat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · vi rau bina (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · fy spinaazje (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · axm շոմին (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · fo spinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · da spinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kl spinatit (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · cmn 菠菜 (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · af spinasie (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sl špinača (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ckb سپێناخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sq spinaqi (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · hu paraj (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ky шпинат (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mi rengamutu (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mr पालक (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ca espinac (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · nrf bette (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ckb ئەسپەناخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · io spinato (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · gl espiñaca (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ka ისპანახი (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · bg спанак (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sw mchicha (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mg lalada (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · hy սպանախ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · xh isipinatshi (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · uk шпина́т (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · fi pinaatti (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · pdt Spinnat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · stq Spinnoat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · la blitum (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · jv ꦧꦪꦼꦩ꧀ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · yi שפּינאַט (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · rm spinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ti ስፒናቺ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · wa spinasse (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · th ปวยเล้ง (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sk špenát (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · oc espinac (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · gl espinaca (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sh шпинат (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · vi cải bó xôi (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · bho पालकी (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · axm սպանախ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · sh спанаћ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · scn spinacia (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · no spinat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kmr spînax (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · bol alayyapo (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · grc σπάναξ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kk асжапырақ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · kn ಪಾಲಕ್ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · mt bqajla (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · hrx Spinaat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · tr ısmalak (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · lv spināti (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · frr Spinaat (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · pt espinafre (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · fa اسفناج (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · nv waaʼ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · grc σπανακόν (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · fr épinards (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · be шпіна́т (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · he תרד (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · gu પાલક (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · nl spinazie (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ro spanac (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ia spinacia (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · haw ʻīnika (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · yue 菠菜 (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ar سَبَانِخ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · ja 菠薐草 (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · am ቆስጣ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · axm ծմել (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · tk ysmanak (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · dtp sansam (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · tg исфаноҷ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · as পালেং শাক (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · el σπανάκι (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) · wa spinåd (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea)

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