couve-galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Galician cabbage”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko(w).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ/ [ˌko(ʊ̯).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko(w).ve.ɡaˈle.ɡa/ [ˌko(ʊ̯).ve.ɡaˈle.ɡa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌko(w).vɨ.ɡɐˈle.ɡɐ/ [ˌko(w).vɨ.ɣɐˈle.ɣɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkow.bɨ.ɡɐˈle.ɡɐ/ [ˌkow.βɨ.ɣɐˈle.ɣɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌko.vɨ.ɡɐˈle.ɡɐ/ [ˌko.vɨ.ɣɐˈle.ɣɐ]

Hyphenation: cou‧ve‧-ga‧le‧ga

Noun

couve-galega f (plural couves-galegas)

collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Further reading

couve-galega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
“couve-galega” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“couve-galega” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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