collard

See also: Collard

English

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Etymology

Syncopic form of colewort (cabbage, cabbage greens), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (colewort).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/, /ˈkɒlə(ɹ)d/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlɑː(ɹ)d, -ɒlə(ɹ)d

Noun

collard (plural collards)

  1. A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

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