blodfresych

Welsh

Blodfresychen

Etymology

From blawd (“flowers”) +‎ bresych (“cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /blɔdˈvrɛsɨ̞χ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /blɔdˈvrɛsɪχ/

Noun

blodfresych f (collective, singulative blodfresychen)

1. cauliflowers (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

   Synonyms: bresych gwynion, colifflŵar

Derived terms

• blodfresych caled (“broccoli”)
• blodfresych caws (“cauliflower cheese”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blodfresych	flodfresych	mlodfresych	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blodfresych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies