Sauerkraut vs. Cabbage — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sauerkraut and Cabbage
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Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut (; German: [ˈzaʊɐˌkʁaʊt] (listen), lit. "sour cabbage") is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.
Cabbage
Cabbage (comprising several cultivars of Brassica oleracea) is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage (B. oleracea var.
Sauerkraut
Chopped or shredded cabbage salted and fermented in its own juice.
Cabbage
Any of several forms of a vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) of the mustard family, having a globose head consisting of a short stem and tightly overlapping green to purplish leaves.
Sauerkraut
A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
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Cabbage
Any of several similar or related plants, such as Chinese cabbage.
Sauerkraut
A German person.
Cabbage
The terminal bud of several species of palm, eaten as a vegetable.
Sauerkraut
Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, - a German dish.
Cabbage
(Slang) Money, especially in the form of bills.
Sauerkraut
Shredded cabbage fermented in brine
Cabbage
(Informal) Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
Cabbage
An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
Cabbage
(uncountable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
Cabbage is good for you.
Cabbage
A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
After the car crash, he became a cabbage.
Cabbage
Used as a term of endearment.
Cabbage
Money.
Cabbage
Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
Cabbage
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
Cabbage
The cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
Cabbage
Leftover scraps of fabric.
Cabbage
Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.
Cabbage
(intransitive) To form a head like that of the cabbage.
To make lettuce cabbage
Cabbage
To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
Cabbage
(transitive) To purloin or embezzle; to pilfer, to steal.
Cabbage
An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
Cabbage
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
Cabbage
The cabbage palmetto. See below.
Cabbage
Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.
Cabbage
To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
Cabbage
To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth.
Cabbage
Any of various types of cabbage
Cabbage
Informal terms for money
Cabbage
Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
Cabbage
Make off with belongings of others
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