Polyglot Dictionary

couve

/ˈkowvi/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as couves

Meaning

  1. kale

    • Como couve.

      I eat kale.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alface

Worth distinguishing: alface (lettuce) and couve (kale) are different leafy vegetables often conflated.

repolho

Worth distinguishing: couve (kale) and repolho (cabbage) are different leafy vegetables often conflated.

Similar in other languages

German

Grünkohl

Grünkohl is the German word for the same thing — both mean "kale."

Practice

1 What does couve mean?

2 Fill the gap: Como ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches couve?

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