cabbage

[ˈkæbɪdʒ]

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A cabbage is a type of vegetable with thick leaves that come from the ground. It's often used in cooking.

You might see people eating cabbage at Chinese restaurants or making coleslaw out of shredded cabbage to go with their burgers. Many cultures use cabbage as an ingredient for soups, stews, and salads - like kimchi in Korean food or sauerkraut in German dishes. Some people also grow cabbages in their gardens, harvesting the leaves when they're tender and delicious.

How common is "cabbage"?

Word cabbage is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
Example: Cabbage is good for you.
A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
Example: After the car crash, he became a cabbage.
Used as a term of endearment.
Money.
Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
The cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.