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Brussels sprout

noun
/ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/

Etymology

Recorded since 1748. Named after Brussels, where they were cultivated in the current form perhaps as early as the 13th c. Sprout is from Old English sprūtan (in asprutan (“to sprout”); cognate with Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, modern Dutch spruit (“sprout; Brussels sprout”), Old High German spriozan, German sprießen (“to sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

  1. derived from *sper-✻ — “to strew”
  2. derived from *spreutaną✻
  3. derived from sprießen — “to sprout”
  4. derived from spriozan
  5. derived from spruit — “sprout; Brussels sprout”
  6. derived from spruten
  7. derived from spruta

Definitions

  1. The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

    • Brussels sprouts reach a length of 4 centimeters and resemble clusters of miniature cabbages.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Brussels sprout.

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