spinach
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ//
- United Kingdom//ˈspɪnɪd͡ʒ//
A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
noun
- 1
A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.
- 2
Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
- 3
slangThick rough.
That shot left me in the spinach!
Etymology
From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).
Forms
- plural
- spinaches
spill · To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to…spilling · The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.spin · To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or…
spinach · A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
spinal · Of or relating to the spine.spine · A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the…spinning · The motion of something that spins.