зеле

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Зеле

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zelьje (foliage), originally a collective sg. tantum with meaning cluster of greenery, leaves. Morphologically equivalent to Proto-Slavic *zelь +‎ (-e).

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Noun

зе́ле (zélen (relational adjective зе́лев, diminutive зе́лка)

  1. cabbage (plant of varieties of species Brassica oleracea)

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References

  • зеле”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зеле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 631