collard

See also: Collard

English

 collard (plant) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• collart, collet

Etymology

Syncopic form of colewort (“cabbage, cabbage greens”), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (“colewort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/, /ˈkɒlə(ɹ)d/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɑː(ɹ)d, -ɒlə(ɹ)d

Noun

collard (plural collards)

1. A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

Synonyms

• (Mediterranean kale): borekale, collard greens, spring greens

Translations

variety of kale

Asturian: berza (ast) f Catalan: col de cabdell f French: chou cavalier (fr) m Galician: col (gl) f, coia (gl) f, coella f, verzas (gl) f pl (collard greens) German: Blattkohl m Hungarian: takarmánykáposzta, amerikai kel Indonesian: sawi keriting Kashmiri: ہاکھ (haakh) Korean: 콜라드 (kolladeu) Polish: kapusta pastewna f Portuguese: couve-galega (pt) f Spanish: col forrajera f, berza abierta f, repollo silvestre m

Further reading

• collard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brassica oleracea var. acephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies