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vegetable-gold

veg·e·ta·ble-gold
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- gohld]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- goʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- gohld]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- goʊld/

Definitions of vegetable-gold word

  • noun vegetable-gold Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers. 1
  • noun vegetable-gold an orange-colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas, used to color and flavor foods. 1
  • noun vegetable-gold Also, saffron yellow. a yellowish-orange color. 1
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Origin of vegetable-gold

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English saffran, saffron Old French safran < Medieval Latin saffrānum < Arabic zaʿfarān

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Parts of speech for Vegetable-gold

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vegetable-gold

vegetable-gold popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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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