calabrese
/kæləˈbɹeɪzeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Calabrese (“a particular type of sprouting broccoli”).
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Calabrian (of, from, or pertaining to Calabria)
Example Sentences
- "Jean Bean was responsible for the twenty comical characters protecting transplanted cabbages, cauliflowers and calabreses."
- "Although most people don't make much distinction between calabrese and broccoli, gardeners need to know the difference. Calabrese is a quick-growing crop, usually maturing in three or four months, and the plants aren't frost hardy."
- "Sow calabrese indoors."
- "Some things I'm prepared to persevere with but my patience has an elastic limit and with calabrese it snapped."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: calabrese
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
Inflected Forms
calabreses (plural)
Calabresi (plural)