cauliflower
カリフラワー
解説 Definition
cauliflower はカリフラワーという意味です。日本語のカタカナ語とほぼ同じで、白い花蕾の部分を食べる野菜を指します。
A cauliflower is a vegetable in the cabbage family whose compact, usually white head consists of undeveloped flower buds and thick stalks. The head is eaten raw or cooked, either whole or divided into small florets.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
語の成り立ちは「キャベツ」を表す要素と flower「花」の結合で、食べる白い部分が花蕾であることに対応します。a head of cauliflower「一玉」、cauliflower florets「小房」、roasted cauliflower「焼いたカリフラワー」をまとめて覚えると、broccoli との形や色の違いも定着します。
Break the idea into “cabbage” and “flower”: cauliflower is a cabbage-family vegetable whose edible head is made of tightly packed, undeveloped flower buds. That real structure explains the name and makes the spelling easier to remember, especially the final element flower. Learn it with practical food combinations such as a head of cauliflower, cauliflower florets, cauliflower soup, and roasted cauliflower. Compare it with broccoli: both are eaten as clusters of buds and stalks, but cauliflower typically has a dense white head, whereas broccoli usually has looser green florets.
例文
I bought a fresh cauliflower at the market.
市場で新鮮なカリフラワーを買いました。
She added cauliflower to the soup.
彼女はスープにカリフラワーを加えました。
Roasted cauliflower goes well with olive oil and salt.
焼いたカリフラワーはオリーブオイルと塩によく合います。
cauliflower の類義語・関連語
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cauliflower の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 caulis「キャベツ」と flos／flor-「花」が、イタリア語 cavolfiore などを経て英語になった語です。つまり「花のようなキャベツ」で、flora や floral と同じ flor- を知ると形そのものを名づけた語だと納得できます。
Cauliflower ultimately combines Latin caulis, “cabbage” or “stalk,” with flos, whose stem flor- means “flower.” The compound passed through Romance forms, including Italian cavolfiore, before entering English. Its literal structure is therefore approximately “cabbage flower,” an accurate description of the compact flowering head that is eaten. The flower element is historically related to words such as floral and flora, which can help make the otherwise unusual English spelling memorable.
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