couve

See also: couvé

French

Pronunciation

Verb

couve

  1. inflection of couver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

couve

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis (stem of a cabbage), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem). Doublet of caule.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).vi/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).vi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ve/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ve]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).vɨ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkow.bɨ/ [ˈkow.βɨ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.vɨ/

  • Hyphenation: cou‧ve

Noun

couve f (plural couves)

  1. several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea
  2. kale (plant)
  3. cabbage (plant)
    Synonym: repolho
  4. collard greens (plant)
    Synonym: couve-galega
  5. couves (small truck on horse or rope hauled railway)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hindi: गोभी (gobhī), गोबी (gobī)
    • Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီ (gauhpi)
    • English: gobi, gobhi
    • Pashto: ګوبي
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