bloemkool

Dutch

Etymology

From bloem +‎ kool, calque of Italian cavolfiore or calque of Middle French chou-fleur, which also comes from Italian cavolfiore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblum.koːl/
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Hyphenation: bloem‧kool

Noun

bloemkool m or f (plural bloemkolen, diminutive bloemkooltje n)

cauliflower
Voor dit gerecht wordt de bloemkool geroerbakt met kruiden.
The cauliflower is fried alongside spices for this dish.
(colloquial, chiefly plural) large breast, melon, bazonga (often modified with adjectives or phrases indicating a large size)
Ik heb hele grote bloemkolen.
I've got very large melons.

Derived terms

bloemkooloor
bloemkoolstronk
bloemkoolwijk

Descendants

Afrikaans: blomkool
→ Danish: blomkål
- → Faroese: blómkál
- → Greenlandic: blomkåli
- → Icelandic: blómkál
→ Indonesian: blumkol
→ Indonesian: bunga kol, kembang kol (calque) (calque)
→ Norwegian Bokmål: blomkål
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: blomkål
→ Papiamentu: blumkol
→ Swedish: blomkål

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