chou-fleur

See also: Choufleur

French

Etymology

chou (“cabbage”) + fleur (“flower”). Compare Italian cavolfiore, English cauliflower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃu.flœʁ/

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Noun

chou-fleur m (plural choux-fleurs)

1. cauliflower

Derived terms

• Wolof: sufëlëer

Further reading

• “chou-fleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012