collard

col·lard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kol-erd]
- /ˈkɒl ərd/
- /ˈkɑː.lərd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kol-erd]
- /ˈkɒl ərd/

Definitions of collard word

noun collard a variety of the cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, having a crown of edible leaves 3
noun collard the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable 3
noun collard a kind of kale with coarse leaves borne in tufts 3
noun collard the leaves of this plant, used as a vegetable 3
noun collard a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves. 1
noun collard collards, Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. 1

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Origin of collard

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

1745-55; variant of colewort, with assimilation of -wort to -ard

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Parts of speech for Collard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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collard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for collard

noun collard

cabbage — A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.
cole — any of various plants of the genus Brassica, such as the cabbage and rape
colewort — cole
vegetable — any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.

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