Colliflower

/ˈkɒl.i.ˌflaʊ.ər/ noun

Definition

An alternative or dialectal spelling of cauliflower, a vegetable with a white or colored head made of tightly packed flower buds.

Etymology

From cole (a plant of the cabbage family, from Latin 'caulis' meaning 'cabbage') plus flower, with 'colli-' being an alternate form; the standard spelling 'cauliflower' evolved through sound changes and reanalysis.

Kelly Says

Cauliflower is actually an incredibly engineered vegetable—wild cabbage relatives never naturally develop those perfect white heads; farmers spent centuries selectively breeding them to look this way!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፍላት
a-fla-at
ARالعربية
كوسا
koo-sa
BNবাংলা
ফুলকপি
fool-kap-i
CACatalà
coure
koo-re
CSČeština
brokolice
bro-ko-li-ce
DADansk
blomkål
blom-kaal
DEDeutsch
Blumenkohl
bloo-men-kohl
ELΕλληνικά
μπρόκολο
mbro-kolo
ESEspañol
coliflor
ko-li-flor
FAفارسی
گل کلم
gol-e-k-lom
FISuomi
kurkku
kur-kku
FRFrançais
chou-fleur
shu-fleur
GUGU
કેળી
ke-li
HAHA
kifi
ki-fi
HEעברית
כרובית
kro-vit
HIहिन्दी
फूलगोभी
fool-go-bhee
HUMagyar
brokkoli
bro-kko-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
brokoli
bro-ko-li
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
cauliflower
kaw-li-flo-wer
JA日本語
カリフラワー
kari-fu-wa
KKKK
брокколи
brok-koli
KMKM
ក្បាលក្រវា
k-baal kra-vea
KO한국어
콜리플라워
kol-li-peu-ra-wo
MRMR
फुले
fule
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga kail
bun-ga kai-l
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းလုံး
khaing-lon-ghee
NLNederlands
bloemkool
bloe-m-kool
NONorsk
blomkål
blom-kaal
PAPA
ਫੁੱਲ
fool
PLPolski
brokuł
bro-kool
PTPortuguês
couve-flor
koo-ve-flor
RORomână
conopida
kon-o-pi-da
RUРусский
брокколи
brok-koli
SVSvenska
blomkål
blom-kaal
SWKiswahili
mboga ya cauliflower
m-bo-ga ya kaw-li-flo-wer
TAதமிழ்
பூங்கொழுந்து
poo-ng-o-zhu-nthu
TEతెలుగు
కాలిఫ్లవర్
ka-li-f-la-ver
THไทย
ดอกขี้เหล็ก
dok-kee-lek
TLTL
bunga kål
bun-ga kaal
TRTürkçe
brokoli
bro-ko-li
UKУкраїнська
брокколі
brok-koli
URاردو
فُل Cauliflower
fool cauliflower
VITiếng Việt
bông cải xanh
bong-cai-xanh
YOYO
ẹ̀yà
e-ya
ZH中文
花椰菜
hua-ye-cai
ZUZU
umngqusho
um-ng-q-sho

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