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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Savoy cabbage. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Savoy (“type of cabbage”). alt-of
3. 3
   head of soft crinkly leaves wordnet
4. 4
   A member of an Italian noble family which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland. historical
2. 2
   A former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy. historical
3. 3
   Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

savoy cabbagesavoy cabbage

Etymology

From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).

Related phrases

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