gobi

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See also: Gobi and Góbi

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī), from Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis. Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gobi (uncountable)

  1. (India, cooking) cauliflower

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Latin

Noun

gōbi

  1. vocative singular of gōbius

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkopiː/

Noun

gobi

  1. accusative/genitive singular of gohpi

Slovene

Noun

gobi

  1. inflection of goba:
    1. dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Ewe gòó (“gourd, bottle”), Fon gò-ví (“small gourd, bottle”).[1]

Noun

gobi

  1. a small calabash for drinking

References

  1. ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 467.
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