The French word for vegetable is
légume
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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