kubis

See also: Kubis and Kubiś

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kubis, from Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (stem of a cabbage), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem). Doublet of kol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkubɪs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ku‧bis

Noun

kubis (plural kubis-kubis)

  1. cabbage
    Synonym: kol

Derived terms

  • kubis brussel
  • kubis cina
  • kubis ungu

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (stem of a cabbage), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem).

Noun

kubis (Jawi spelling کوبيس, plural kubis-kubis)

  1. cabbage

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kubis

Further reading