Where does “cavolo nero” come from?

cavolo nero (English) comes from Italian cavolo nero — kale.

cavolo nero (English): A cultivar of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with dark blue-green leaves, traditionally used in Tuscan cuisine

Definitions

  1. A cultivar of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with dark blue-green leaves, traditionally used in Tuscan cuisine

Ancestry of “cavolo nero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavolo nerokale
Every word from Italian cavolo nero
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