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Vegetable vs Coulibiac - What's the difference?

vegetable | coulibiac |

As nouns the difference between vegetable and coulibiac

is that vegetable is any plant while coulibiac is a loaf of fish, meat, or vegetables baked in a pastry shell.

As an adjective vegetable

is of or relating to plants.

vegetable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any plant.
  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

    • Synonyms

    * (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.

    • Related terms

    * vegan * vegetarian * vegetate * vegetation * veggie * vegetable oil

    External links

    * (wikipedia "vegetable") * 1000 English basic words

    coulibiac

    English

    Alternative forms

    * koulibiac

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia coulibiac)
  • A loaf of fish, meat, or vegetables baked in a pastry shell.