chou-fleur
/ʃu.flœʁ/
le
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les choux-fleurs
Meaning
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cauliflower
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Le chou-fleur cuit à la vapeur en dix minutes.
The cauliflower steams in ten minutes.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
couve-flor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cauliflower."
Practice
1 What does chou-fleur mean?
cauliflower
2 Fill the gap: Le chou-___ cuit à la vapeur en dix minutes.
Full sentence: Le chou-fleur cuit à la vapeur en dix minutes. (The cauliflower steams in ten minutes.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches chou-fleur?
chou-fleur: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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