カリフラワー（カリフラワー、karifurawaー）
- cauliflower

カリフラワー is the Japanese word for "cauliflower." It refers to the edible white flower head of the plant.

⚫︎カリフラワーはサラダによく合います。 Translation: Cauliflower goes well with salads. ⚫︎カリフラワーを蒸して食べました。 Translation: I steamed and ate cauliflower. ⚫︎このスープにはカリフラワーが入っています。 Translation: This soup contains cauliflower.

You use カリフラワー just as you would use "cauliflower" in English. It's used when discussing the vegetable itself, dishes that contain it, or recipes that call for it. You can use it in both formal and informal conversations.

⚫︎カリフラワー is written in katakana, カリフラワー. ⚫︎It is always written in katakana because it's a loanword from English.

There are no direct synonyms in Japanese.

There are no direct antonyms for カリフラワー, as it is a specific type of vegetable. However, you could consider other vegetables to be the opposite in the context of a meal.

今日の晩ご飯は、カリフラワーのグラタンにしよう。 ・Translation: Let's have cauliflower gratin for dinner today. ・Explanation: This sentence suggests a meal plan using cauliflower.

カリフラワーはビタミンCが豊富です。 ・Translation: Cauliflower is rich in Vitamin C. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a nutritional aspect of cauliflower.

The word カリフラワー is a direct borrowing from the English word "cauliflower". The English word's origins trace back to the Italian "cavolfiore" which means "cabbage flower".