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spinach

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spin·ach  (spnch)
n.
1. A widely cultivated southwest Asian plant (Spinacia oleracea) having succulent edible leaves.
2. The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

[Middle English, from Old French espinache, from Medieval Latin spinchium, from Arabic 'isfn, from Persian espenj, espenkh.]

spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ -ɪtʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves
2. (Cookery) the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
[from Old French espinache, from Old Spanish espinaca, from Arabic isfānākh, from Persian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spinachspinach - southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
spinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
vegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
2.spinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
greens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
prickly-seeded spinach, spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleracea - southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
Translations
spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ] N
1. (Culin) → espinacas fpl
2. (= plant) → espinaca f

spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ ˈspɪnɪtʃ]
n
(= plant) → épinard m
(as food)épinards mpl
modif [leaves, salad] → d'épinards

spinach
nSpinat m

spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ] nspinaci mpl
spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ] nspinaci mpl

spinach
n spinach [ˈspinidʒ, -nitʃ]
1 a kind of plant whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable He grows spinach in his garden. spinasie سَبانِخ спанак špenát spinat der Spinat σπανάκι espinaca spinat اسفناج pinaatti épinard תֶרֶד पालक का पौधा špinat spenót bayam spínat spinacio ほうれん草 시금치 špinatas spināti bayam spinazie spinat szpinak espinafre spanac шпинат špenát špinača spanać spenat ผักขม ıspanak 菠菜 шпинат پالک کا ساگ cây rau bina
2 the leaves as food We had steak and spinach for dinner. spinasie وَرَق سَبانِخ листа на спанак špenát spinat der Spinat φύλλα σπανάκι espinacas spinat خوراك اسفناج pinaatti épinards תֶרֶד पालक का पत्ता špinat spenót bayam spínat spinaci ほうれん草 시금치 잎 špinatas spināti bayam spinazie spinat szpinak espinafre spanac шпинат špenát špinača spanać spenat ใบของพืชประเภทผักขม ıspanak 菠菜 шпинат, листя шпинату اس کے پتے rau bina

spinach سبانخ špenát spinat Spinat σπανάκι espinaca pinaatti épinard špinat spinaci ほうれん草 시금치 spinazie spinat szpinak espinafre шпинат spenat ผักโขม ıspanak cải bó xôi 菠菜


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In this mirror the most beautiful landscapes looked like boiled spinach, and the best persons were turned into frights, or appeared to stand on their heads; their faces were so distorted that they were not to be recognised; and if anyone had a mole, you might be sure that it would be magnified and spread over both nose and mouth.
At that moment Bazin entered with the spinach and the omelet.
And the man who always ate spareribs and spinach and said he was a stock broker asked her to go to "Parsifal" with him.
 
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