Sunday, March 15, 2015

Cabbage, in my words

cabrol : cabbage

The Fennas word for cabbage is cabrol. Cabrol is an unusual last name. Similar Cabrolles is a place in southeast France.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for cabbage is bresychen (plural is bresych), the Irish word for cabbage is cabáiste, the Breton word for cabbage is kaol, and the Cornish word for cabbage is kowlen (collective is kowl).

In addition, the Scottish Gaelic word for cabbage is càl, and the Manx word for cabbage is cabbash.

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