repollo

/reˈpoʝo/

el 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
los repollos

Meaning

  1. cabbage

    • Hervimos repollo.

      We boiled cabbage.

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

repollo is the more standard word for "cabbage"; berza is more regional, common in Spain, and can refer to a leafy, non-heading variety.

Similar in other languages

French

chou

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

Practice

1 What does repollo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hervimos ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches repollo?

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