כרובית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ר־ב (k-r-b)
2 terms

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from כרוב (“cabbage”) +‎ ־ית, under influence of Arabic قَرْنَبِيط (qarnabīṭ), which itself was derived from Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē, “cabbage”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

כְּרוּבִית • (kruvít) f

  1. cauliflower

References

  • “כרובית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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