cauliflower
To swell up like a cauliflower earTo (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
» I like broccoli, but I hate cauliflower.
Broccoli mag ich, aber ich hasse Blumenkohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Брокколи я люблю, а цветную капусту терпеть не могу. — marafon
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1 sensesTo (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
Examples
18 sentencesI like broccoli, but I hate cauliflower.
ruБрокколи я люблю, а цветную капусту терпеть не могу. — marafon
deBroccoli mag ich, aber ich hasse Blumenkohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
I like cauliflower.
ruМне нравится цветная капуста. — marafon
deIch mag Blumenkohl. — Waldelfe
Tom loves cauliflower.
I'm roasting some cauliflower and broccoli.
Origin
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed tFrom 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon.By surface analysis, caul(is) + -i- + flower. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
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Forms
cauliflowers, cauliflowering, cauliflowered, cauliflowered| Base form | cauliflower · to cauliflower |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cauliflowers |
| Present participle | cauliflowering |
| Past simple | cauliflowered |
| Past participle | cauliflowered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.