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kale

noun
/keɪl/CA/kæɪl//ˈkeɪli/

Etymology

From Northern Middle English cale, cal (Southern col), from Old English cāl, cāul, cāwel, from Latin caulis. Compare Icelandic kál (“cabbage”), German Kohl (“cabbage”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and gobi.

  1. derived from caulis
  2. inherited from cāl
  3. inherited from cale

Definitions

  1. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head…

    An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

  2. Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.

  3. Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Money.

      • I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.

    2. Daughter of Zeus.

    3. A moon of Jupiter.

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