vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants) · a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
çekim: çoğul Gemüsen · tamlayan Gemüses
eş: Grünzeug, Vegetabilien
köken: From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). By surface analysis, ge- + Mus + -e. Cognate to Bavarian Gmias, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.
vegetable · vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state) · legume; pod
çekim: çoğul légumes
köken: Borrowed from Latin legūmen (cf. older form lesgum); was once feminine and became masculine by the 17th century. Replaced the Old French leün, which was inherited from the same source. Compare Italian and Portuguese legume, Catalan llegum, Spanish legumbre.
aile: bac à légumes, bouillon de légumes, coupe-légumes, coupe-légume, eau de légumes, épluche-légumes, épluche-légume, éplucher des vieux légumes, extrait de légumes, fruits et légumes
Manger des légumes est très bon pour la santé.
Depuis qu'il a eu un accident de voiture, il ressemble à un vrai légume.
Le fruit de la vesce est un légume au sens strict.
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese erva, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognate with Galician herba and Spanish hierba.
a vegetable · a vegetable (severely physically or mentally impaired person (unable to take care of themselves, with a dull-seeming existence))
çekim: çoğul grönsaker · tamlayan grönsaks
köken: Compound of grön (“fresh, green”) + sak (“[food] item”), as in not dried or in other ways preserved. Originally likely referring to the quality of the food (fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc.), later becoming the specific food type (vegetables). First attested in 1765.