couve
Portuguese, noun/ˈko(w).vi/
couve is spelled C-O-U-V-E (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Couve is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea”.
What does couve mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseveral leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea
- 2
femininekale (plant)
- 3
femininecabbage (plant)
- 4
femininecollard greens (plant)
- 5
femininecouves (small truck on horse or rope hauled railway)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of couve
- couves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couve?
- Brazil /ˈko(w).vi/
- Brazil [ˈko(ʊ̯).vi]
- Portugal /ˈko(w).vɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to couve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is couve in Portuguese?
couve appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).