col

/ˈkol/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
coles

Meaning

  1. cabbage

    • Hizo sopa de col.

      She made cabbage soup.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

berza

col is the standard word for "cabbage" in Spain; berza is more regional and rustic.

Similar in other languages

French

chou

chou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cabbage."

Portuguese

repolho

repolho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cabbage."

Practice

1 What does col mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hizo sopa de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches col?

noun

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