dārzājs

Coined in the 1860s by J. Alunāns, from dārzs (“garden”) +‎ -ājs.[1]

dārzājs m (1s declension)

1. (chiefly in the plural) vegetable (herbaceous plants with juicy edible parts; cucumber, tomato, lettuce, cabbage, potato, etc.)

   audzēt dārzājus ― to grow vegetables

   labs dzelzs avots ir lapu dārzāji ― leafy vegetables are a good source of iron

   no dārzājiem izlieto bumbuļus (kartupeļi, topinambūri), saknes (burkāni, bietes, kāļi), stublājus un ziedus (rabarberi, sparģeli, puķu kāposti), lapas (kāposti, spināti, salāti, puravi), augļus (gurķi, ķirbji, melones, tomāti, baklažāni) ― from vegetables one uses tubers (potatoes, artichokes), roots (carrots, beets, swedes), stems and lowers (rhubarb, asparagus, cauliflower), leaves (cabbage, spinach, lettuce, leeks), (and) fruits (cucumber, squash, mellon, tomato, eggplant)

2. (chiefly in the plural) vegetable (the juicy edible parts of those plants)

   izstādes apmeklētāji var aplūkot arī bagāto dārzāju ražu: milzu kāpostgalvas, burkānus, ķirbjus ― the exhibition visitors can look at a rich harvest of vegetables: giant cabbages, carrots, pumpkins

   dārzāji pēc ievākšanas vai iegādes pareizi jāuzglabā; tie nedrīkst savīst ― vegetables after being harvested or bought must be well preserved; they should not (be allowed to) rot

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