couve-galega
Portuguese, noun/ˌko(w).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ/
couve-galega is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “variedade de couve desfolhável, com folhas grandes e verde-escuras, utilizadas na preparação do caldo verde…”.
What does couve-galega mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecollard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. variedade de couve desfolhável, com folhas grandes e verde-escuras, utilizadas na preparação do caldo verde, (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
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-galega
- couves-galegas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couve-galega?
- Brazil /ˌko(w).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ˌko(ʊ̯).vi.ɡaˈle.ɡɐ]
- Portugal /ˌko(w).vɨ.ɡɐˈle.ɡɐ/
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-galega
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.