white cabbage

noun

Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.

Meanings

nounwhite cabbage (usually uncountable, plural white cabbages)

plural white cabbages

  1. countableuncountableusuallyBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe head of the plant and food prepared from it.

Translations

Bulgarian бя́ло зе́ле
  • бя́ло зе́ле (bjálo zéle)Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Danish hvidkål
  • hvidkålBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Dutch wittekool
  • wittekoolBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Estonian valge peakapsas
  • valge peakapsasBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Finnish valkokaali, keräkaali
  • valkokaaliBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • keräkaaliBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
French chou blanc
  • chou blancBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
German Weißkohl
  • WeißkohlBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Hungarian fejes káposzta
  • fejes káposztaBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Icelandic hvítkál
  • hvítkálBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Italian cavolo cappuccio, cavolo bianco
  • cavolo cappuccioBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • cavolo biancoBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Latvian baltie galviņkāposti
  • baltie galviņkāpostiBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Lithuanian baltasis kopūstas
  • baltasis kopūstasBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Polish kapusta biała
  • kapusta białaBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Portuguese repolho branco
  • repolho brancoBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Russian белокоча́нная капу́ста
  • белокоча́нная капу́ста (belokočánnaja kapústa)Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Spanish col blanca, repollo blanco
  • col blancaBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
  • repollo blancoBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Swedish vitkål
  • vitkålBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Turkish beyaz lahana
  • beyaz lahanaBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Vietnamese bắp cải trắng
  • bắp cải trắngBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
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