Galician

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nabos ("turnips") with nabizas

Etymology

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From nabo, from Latin nāpus (turnip), and the suffix -izo. Cognate with Portuguese nabiça.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naˈβiθa̝/, (western) /naˈβisa̝/

Noun

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nabiza f (plural nabizas)

  1. (botany, cooking) young turnip greens (Brassica rapa)
    • c. 1790, Domingo Blanco, editor, A poesía popular en Galicia 1745-1885., Vigo: Xerais, page 138:
      Non como verzas con unto, nin nabizas con aceite, pra min non hai cousa boa, tamén me fai mal o leite
      I don't eat greens with lard, nor turnip greens with olive oil; there's nothing good for me: even milk makes me feel sick
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