red cabbage

/rɛd ˌkæbɪdʒ/

/rɛd ˈkæbɪdʒ/

Other forms: red cabbages

Definitions of red cabbage

1. noun

   cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
   type of:

   Brassica oleracea capitata, head cabbage, head cabbage plant

   any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
2. noun

   compact head of purplish-red leaves
   type of:

   head cabbage

   any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw