grönsak

Compound of grön (“fresh, green”) +‎ sak (“[food] item”), as in not dried or in other ways preserved. Originally likely referring to the quality of the food (fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc.), later becoming the specific food type (vegetables). ^[1][2] First attested in 1765.

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grönsak c

1. a vegetable

   Grönsaker är nyttigt

   Vegetables are healthy [is healthy]

   grönsakssoppa

   vegetable soup

• frukt
• grönt
• växt

• grönsak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grönsak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grönsak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

• grönska