spinach

CEFRB1

/ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A green leafy vegetable.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.

Examples

  • He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.

  • There are people who don't like spinach.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈspɪnɪd͡ʒ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

More examples

In context

  • Children often hate spinach.

  • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).