cole
アブラナ
解説 Definition
アブラナ科の植物の総称で、キャベツやブロッコリーなどが含まれます。栄養価が高く、世界中で食べられる重要な野菜です。
A traditional term for plants of the cabbage family, especially cultivated brassicas such as cabbage, broccoli, kale, and related vegetables. It is now most commonly encountered in the agricultural expression “cole crops.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
cole はキャベツ、ブロッコリー、ケールなどのアブラナ類をまとめる古い語で、単独より cole crops「アブラナ科作物」の形が典型です。ラテン語 caulis「茎・キャベツ」にさかのぼり、同系の kale と結び付けると、茎や葉を食べる野菜群という意味を覚えやすくなります。
Remember cole through the common agricultural phrase cole crops, which groups cabbage, broccoli, kale, and related brassica vegetables. The word is old and is less likely to appear alone in everyday conversation, so learning the whole phrase is practical. Connect cole with kale: the two words are historically related and both point toward cabbage-like leafy or stalked plants. This also helps distinguish the plant term from Cole with a capital C, which is commonly used as a personal name or surname.
例文
Cole crops like cabbage and broccoli are very nutritious.
キャベツとブロッコリーなどのアブラナ科の野菜は非常に栄養価が高いです。
Farmers grow cole plants in the winter season.
農民は冬の季節にアブラナ科の植物を栽培します。
Cole is a type of cruciferous vegetable.
アブラナはアブラナ科の野菜の一種です。
cole の類義語・関連語
cole の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cole は「キャベツ類・アブラナ類」を表す古い語で、古英語 cawel を経てラテン語 caulis「茎、キャベツ」に由来する。茎の立つ菜のイメージが残っており、cauliflower や kale も同系。
Cole is an old word for cabbage and related plants. It comes from Old English cawel or cal and is historically connected through Germanic borrowing with Latin caulis, meaning “stalk, stem, or cabbage.” Related forms developed into words such as kale, while the same Latin source is also reflected in cauliflower. Modern English preserves cole chiefly in compound expressions such as cole crops and coleslaw.
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