Cabbage (noun)

1. A leafy vegetable with a short stem, typically eaten cooked.
2. A leafy vegetable of the mustard family that has a short stem and is typically eaten cooked.

Origin:

From middle english caboche, from old french caboche, from frankish *kabba, from proto-germanic *kabō ("head"), from proto-indo-european *gab- ("to take, to receive").

Examples:

1. He ate a plate of steamed cabbage.
2. She used cabbage in the stir fry.
3. The recipe calls for shredded cabbage.
4. The market was selling heads of cabbage.
5. The coleslaw is made with green cabbage.