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aspanakh
Persian · medieval
"spinach"
the Persian name for the leafy green vegetable
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isbanakh
Arabic · medieval
"spinach"
carried the vegetable west through Arab agriculture
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espinache
Old French · medieval
"spinach"
reshaped by association with "epine" (thorn)
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spinach
English · medieval
"the leafy green vegetable"
settled as the English name for the vegetable
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