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The French word for vegetable is
légume





vegetable

Gender

The gender of légume is masculine. E.g. le légume.

Plural

The plural of légume is légumes.

French Definition


vegetable
     1. n. (Vieilli) Végétal.
     2. n. Légume.



Translations for vegetable and their definitions

légume
     1. n-m. (cooking) vegetable
           Manger des légumes est très bon pour la santé. - Eating vegetables is very good for one's health.
     2. n-m. (figuratively, informal offensive) vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state)
           Depuis qu'il a eu un accident de voiture, il ressemble à un vrai légume. - Since his car accident he has turned into a complete vegetable.
     3. n-m. (botany, dated) legume; pod
           Le fruit de la vesce est un légume au sens strict. - The seed of vetch is a legume in the strict sense of the word.
     4. n-m. (figuratively, informal) couch potato


légumier
     1. adj. (relational) vegetable
     2. n-m. vegetable dish (receptacle)


végétal
     1. n-m. plant
     2. adj. (relational) plant


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