Meaning
1 senses(India, uncountable)Cauliflower
More definitions
- a desert in central China
Examples
5 sentencesThe Gobi desert is a cold desert.
The Gobi Desert is expanding at an alarming rate.
deDie Wüste Gobi breitet sich beunruhigend schnell aus.
Marcus claimed to have walked across the Gobi Desert.
deMarkku behauptete, die Wüste Gobi zu Fuß durchquert zu haben.
Marcus claimed to have crossed the Gobi Desert on foot.
deMarkku behauptete, die Wüste Gobi zu Fuß durchquert zu haben.
"Gobi" is a Mongolian word and means "no water".
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī), from Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis. DoBorrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī), from Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis. Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a desert in central China:Gobi Desert
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaloo gobi
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable