vegetable

• Sustantivo que designa una planta o parte de una planta comestible, generalmente utilizada en la cocina no dulce, como zanahoria, papa o lechuga.

A noun referring to a plant or part of a plant that is edible and typically used in savory cooking, such as carrots, potatoes, or lettuce.

1. Edible plantA1formalculinary

   A plant or part of a plant used as food, such as carrots, potatoes, or lettuce.

   Verdura

   • She eats a lot of vegetables for a healthy diet.
   • The salad contains fresh vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers.
   • He grows his own vegetables in the garden.

   Sinónimosproduceveg

2. Person with limited activityB2informal

   A person who is physically or mentally inactive, often used informally.

   Persona vegetal

   • After the accident, he became a vegetable and couldn't move.
   • Don't just sit there like a vegetable; get up and do something!
   • He's been a vegetable since the stroke.

   Sinónimoscabbagecouch potatoidlerlumpsluggard