/ ˈspɪnɪtʃ; NAmE ; -ɪdʒ/ noun
[ U ] a vegetable with large dark green leaves that are cooked or eaten in salads
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : probably from Old French espinache , via Arabic from Persian aspānāḵ .
/ ˈspɪnɪtʃ; NAmE ; -ɪdʒ/ noun
[ U ] a vegetable with large dark green leaves that are cooked or eaten in salads
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : probably from Old French espinache , via Arabic from Persian aspānāḵ .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005