cauliflower
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cauliflower
- /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ˈkɒl.ɪ.flaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ US
- /ˈkɑl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. By surface analysis, caul(is) + -i- + flower. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
noun cauliflowers
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.
- The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
- The swelling of a cauliflower ear. His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.
verb cauliflowers · cauliflowering · cauliflowered
- To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear. I noticed his right ear was badly cauliflowered and that explained a number of things. It wasn't a new job of cauliflowering.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cabbage, excrescence, wild cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, colewort, kale, wort, brassica, cole, white cabbage, chou moellier, turnip-cabbage, savoy cabbage, brockely, collard greens
Translations
Every language
noun vegetable
| Español | coliflor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꽃양배추 kkochyangbaechu, 콜리플라워 kollipeullawo |
| 日本語 | カリフラワー karifurawā, 花野菜 hanayasai, 花甘藍 hanakanran, 花キャベツ hanakyabetsu |
| 中文 | 花椰菜 huāyēcài, 菜花 càihuā, 花菜 huācài |
| हिन्दी | गोभी gobhī, गोबी gobī, फूल गोभी phūl gobhī, कोबी kobī |
| Kiswahili | koliflawa |
| Português | couve-flor |
| Français | chou-fleur |
| Deutsch | Blumenkohl |
| Italiano | cavolfiore |
| Ελληνικά | κουνουπίδι kounoupídi |
| Română | conopidă |
| Русский | цветна́я капу́ста cvetnája kapústa |
| Tiếng Việt | bông cải trắng, cải bông trắng, cải hoa, hoa lơ, hoa lơ trắng, su lơ |
| العربية | قَرْنَبِيط qarnabīṭ, قُنَّبِيط qunnabīṭ |
| עברית | כְּרוּבִית kruvít |
noun edible head of a cauliflower plant
| Español | coliflor |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गोभी gobhī, गोबी gobī, फूल गोभी phūl gobhī, कोबी kobī |
| Kiswahili | mkoliflawa |
| Português | couve-flor |
| Français | chou-fleur |
| Deutsch | Blumenkohl, Karfiol |
| Italiano | cavolfiore |
| Ελληνικά | κουνουπίδι kounoupídi |
| Română | conopidă |
| Русский | цветна́я капу́ста cvetnája kapústa |
| العربية | قَرْنَبِيط qarnabīṭ, قُنَّبِيط qunnabīṭ |
Talk about this word "cauliflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cauliflower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cauliflower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cauliflower "cauliflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cauliflower.Cite this
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title = {cauliflower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cauliflower},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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