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brussels sprout

/ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
brus-sel-s sprout
IPA
/ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Brussels sprout.

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Etymology

Recorded since 1748. Named after Brussels, where they were cultivated in the current form perhaps as early as the 13th c. Sprout is from Old English sprūtan (in asprutan (“to sprout”); cognate with Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, modern Dutch spruit (“sprout; Brussels sprout”), Old High German spriozan, German sprießen (“to sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

Inflected Forms

Brussels sprouts (plural) brussel sprout (alternative)

Synonyms

brassica oleracea gemmifera

Questions

How do you pronounce brussels sprout?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/.
What does brussels sprout mean?
The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.
Where does brussels sprout come from?
Recorded since 1748. Named after Brussels, where they were cultivated in the current form perhaps as early as the 13th c. Sprout is from Old English sprūtan (in asprutan (“to sprout”); cognate with Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, modern Dutch spruit (“sprout; Brussels sprout”), Old High German spriozan, German sprießen (“to sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

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