couve-galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Galician cabbage”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko(w).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ/ [ˌko(ʊ̯).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ]

• (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]

• (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)

1. collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Further reading

• couve-galega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “couve-galega”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “couve-galega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025