Polyglot Dictionary

Grünkohl

/ˈɡʁyːnˌkoːl/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. kale

    Built from grün (green) + Kohl (cabbage).

    • Grünkohl mit Pinkel.

      Kale with smoked sausage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • grün green
  • Kohl cabbage

Similar words

Kohl

Worth distinguishing: Grünkohl (kale) is a specific type of Kohl (cabbage).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

couve

couve is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kale."

Practice

1 What does Grünkohl mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ mit Pinkel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grünkohl?

nouncompound

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