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Definitions for Cabbage

[1] any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head.
[2] the head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw.
[3] Slang . money, especially paper money.
[4] Chiefly British Informal . a stupid, dull, or spiritless person. a mentally impaired person who is unable to live independently; vegetable.
[5] Chiefly British . cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. Also called cab. such scraps used for reprocessing.
[6] to steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.
[7] Also called: cole any of various cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea capitata, typically having a short thick stalk and a large head of green or reddish edible leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) See also brassica, savoy Compare skunk cabbage, Chinese cabbage
[8] wild cabbage a European plant, Brassica oleracea, with broad leaves and a long spike of yellow flowers: the plant from which the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprout have been bred
[9] the head of a cabbage the edible leaf bud of the cabbage palm
[10] informal a dull or unimaginative person
[11] informal , offensive a person who has no mental faculties and is dependent on others for his or her subsistence
[12] snippets of cloth appropriated by a tailor from a customer's material
[13] to steal; pilfer

Words related to Cabbage

sauerkraut, kale, savoy, coleslaw, broccoli, colewort

Words nearby Cabbage

cabana, cabanatuan, cabane, cabaret, cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper

Origin of Cabbage

21615–25; earlier carbage shred, piece of cloth, apparently variant of garbage wheat straw chopped small (obsolete sense)

Other words from Cabbage

cab·bage·like , adjective

Word origin for Cabbage

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French cabas theft

Synonyms for Cabbage

sauerkraut, broccoli, coleslaw, colewort, collards, kale, savoy, brussels sprouts