Antonyms for spinach

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : spin-ich

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪn ɪtʃ

Definition of spinach

Origin : c.1400, from Anglo-French spinache, Old French espinache (Modern French épinard), from Old Provençal espinarc, which perhaps is via Catalan espinac, from Andalusian Arabic isbinakh, from Arabic isbanakh, from Persian aspanakh "spinach." But OED is not convinced the Middle Eastern words are native, and based on the plethora of Romanic forms pronounces the origin "doubtful." Old folk etymology connected the word with Latin spina (see spine) or with Medieval Latin Hispanicum olus. For pronunciation, see cabbage. In 1930s colloquial American English, it had a sense of "nonsense, rubbish," based on a famous "New Yorker" cartoon of Dec. 8, 1928.

As in green : adj emerald in color
As in fib : noun undetailed lie

Example sentences :

Boiled and seasoned as spinach it makes equally good greens.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Boil the spinach as above, and drain and press it, but do not chop it.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Boil some carrots, cauliflower, spinach, and celery (all cut up) in water.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

Observe that if you leave water in it, the spinach cannot ever be good.
Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

The young tops when cooked are hard to distinguish from spinach.
Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs

Lake tried the edible herbs and found them to be something like spinach in taste.
Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin

He had always thought of spinach as spinach, chops as chops.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

Spinach is a valuable food, not to be classed merely as a relish.
Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder

With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach;Heigho, says Anthony Rowley.
Extract from : « Aunt Kitty's Stories » by Various

The leaves, when young, can be used as spinach, but the seeds are the most sought after for food.
Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for spinach

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