फूलगोभी (phoolgobhii)

noun A single-sense everyday noun meaning 'cauliflower' -- a compound of फूल (phool, flower) and गोभी (gobhii, cabbage/greens).
Sense 1 : cauliflower
noun, feminine
Synonyms: गोभी (gobhii, often used loosely for cauliflower in casual speech)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Ask for सब्ज़ी (sabzii) at a Delhi-NCR vegetable cart in winter and फूलगोभी (phoolgobhii) is everywhere -- it is the star of winter dishes like गोभी का पराठा (gobhii kaa paraathaa, cauliflower-stuffed flatbread) and आलू गोभी (aaloo gobhii, potato-cauliflower curry), both household staples.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often shorten it to गोभी (gobhii) alone, which is fine colloquially in a sabzi-market or kitchen context since गोभी (gobhii) by itself usually defaults to cauliflower rather than cabbage in North Indian speech, but पत्ता गोभी (pattaa gobhii) is used when cabbage specifically needs to be distinguished. 2) The compound is written and spoken as one word -- फूलगोभी (phoolgobhii) -- not as two separate words.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों में फूलगोभी बहुत सस्ती मिलती है। Cauliflower is available very cheap in winter.
(sardiyon men phoolgobhii bahut sastii miltii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आज मैंने आलू गोभी बनाई है। Today I have made potato-cauliflower curry.
(aaj mainne aaloo gobhii banaaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम बाज़ार से एक फूलगोभी ला सकते हो? Can you bring a cauliflower from the market?
(kyaa tum baazaar se ek phoolgobhii laa sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गोभी का पराठा बनाने के लिए फूलगोभी को कद्दूकस कर लो। To make cauliflower paratha, grate the cauliflower.
(gobhii kaa paraathaa banaane ke lie phoolgobhii ko kaddookas kar lo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
सब्ज़ी वाला हर सर्दी में ठेले पर ताज़ी फूलगोभी रखता है। The vegetable vendor keeps fresh cauliflower on his cart every winter.
(sabzii vaalaa har sardii men thele par taazii phoolgobhii rakhtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बारिश ज़्यादा होती तो इस साल फूलगोभी की फ़सल खराब हो जाती। If it had rained more, this year's cauliflower crop would have been ruined.
(agar baarish zyaadaa hotii to is saal phoolgobhii kii fasal kharaab ho jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यह फूलगोभी कीटनाशक से उगाई गई थी। This cauliflower had been grown using pesticide.
(yah phoolgobhii kiitnaashak se ugaaii gaii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
क्या आप चाहेंगे कि मैं थोड़ी फूलगोभी और डाल दूँ? Would you like me to add a little more cauliflower?
(kyaa aap chaahenge ki main thodii phoolgobhii aur daal doon?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बाज़ार में इतनी फूलगोभी बिक रही है कि दुकानदार गिनती नहीं कर पा रहा। So much cauliflower is being sold in the market that the shopkeeper cannot even keep count.
(baazaar men itnii phoolgobhii bik rahii hai ki dukaandaar gintii nahiin kar paa rahaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
दादी कहती हैं कि सर्दियों में हफ़्ते में दो बार फूलगोभी ज़रूर बननी चाहिए। Grandma says that cauliflower must definitely be cooked twice a week in winter.
(daadii kahtii hain ki sardiyon men hafte men do baar phoolgobhii zaroor bannii chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगली सर्दी में मैं गोभी का पराठा हर हफ़्ते बनाऊँगी। Next winter I will make cauliflower paratha every week.
(aglii sardii men main gobhii kaa paraathaa har hafte banaaoongii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): फूलगोभी (phoolgobhii)
(sg.f.oblique): फूलगोभी (phoolgobhii)
(pl.f.direct): फूलगोभियाँ (phoolgobhiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): फूलगोभियों (phoolgobhiyon)