coliflor
/koliˈfloɾ/
la
noun
B1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- coliflores
Meaning
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cauliflower
Built from col (cabbage) + flor (flower).
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Hervimos coliflor.
We boil cauliflower.
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Made of
- col cabbage
- flor flower
Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
couve-flor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cauliflower."
Practice
1 What does coliflor mean?
cauliflower
2 Fill the gap: Hervimos ___.
Full sentence: Hervimos coliflor. (We boil cauliflower.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches coliflor?
coliflor: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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