kalafior

Polish

kalafiory

Etymology

From dialectal Italian caulofiore. Compare Italian cavolfiore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈla.fjɔr/

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• Rhymes: -afjɔr
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧fior

Noun

kalafior m animal or m inan (diminutive kalafiorek, related adjective kalafiorowy)

1. cauliflower (annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable)

Declension

Declension of kalafior

	singular	plural
nominative	kalafior	kalafiory
genitive	kalafiora	kalafiorów
dative	kalafiorowi	kalafiorom
accusative	kalafior/kalafiora	kalafiory
instrumental	kalafiorem	kalafiorami
locative	kalafiorze	kalafiorach
vocative	kalafiorze	kalafiory

Derived terms

(adjectives):

• kalafiorowaty

(nouns):

• kalafiorówka

Related terms

(adverbs):

• kalafiorowato

(nouns):

• kalafiorowatość

Descendants

• → Yiddish: קאַליפֿיאָר (kalifyor)

Further reading

• kalafior in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kalafior in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kalafior in PWN's encyclopedia