spinach
SaySPIN-ich/ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/
- 1A leafy green vegetable with dark, soft leaves that people cook or eat raw in salads.
I added fresh spinach to the salad for some color.
Spinach turns soft and dark when you cook it in a hot pan.
- 2Any of many leafy plants cooked and eaten like true spinach, or that look similar to it.
Water spinach is popular in many Asian dishes.
Some gardeners grow Malabar spinach because it loves the heat.
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Origin
The word came into English from Old French, which took it from Arabic, and Arabic got it from Persian.