Meanings
collard1
plural collards · alternative collart · alternative collet
- A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
Synonyms: borekale, collard greens, spring greens
Collard2
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
Origin
collard · noun
- Middle Englishcolewort
- Englishcollard
Syncopic form of colewort (“cabbage, cabbage greens”), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (“colewort”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Collard · proper noun
From a medieval pejorative form of Coll, from the given name Nicholas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan col de cabdell
- col de cabdellvariety of kale
French chou cavalier
- chou cavaliervariety of kale
German Blattkohl
- Blattkohlvariety of kale
Hungarian takarmánykáposzta, amerikai kel
- takarmánykáposztavariety of kale
- amerikai kelvariety of kale
Indonesian sawi keriting
- sawi keritingvariety of kale
Korean 콜라드
- 콜라드 (kolladeu)variety of kale
Polish kapusta pastewna
- kapusta pastewnavariety of kale
Portuguese couve-galega
- couve-galegavariety of kale
Spanish col forrajera, berza abierta
- col forrajeravariety of kale
- berza abiertavariety of kale
- repollo silvestrevariety of kale
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with collard
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
collard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard
“collard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard.
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