Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
Brussels sprout
noun · first attested 18th century
The vegetable is named for a city that cultivated it.
A small cabbage-like bud grown on a tall stem.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 18th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Brussels
- In English
Brussels sprout
The plant was widely grown around Brussels by the 18th century, and English named it for the city rather than for the plant it belongs to.
Belgium
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