col

/ˈkol/ · B2 · noun · f

cabbage

col — cabbage

🥬 col sounds like coal-slaw: cabbage is the base of coleslaw

Spanish col comes from Latin caulis (cabbage stem). English coleslaw comes from Dutch koolsla, cabbage salad, from the same Latin root. So spot col inside cole and coleslaw to link the word with cabbage.

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