kale en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kæɪl/ (Australia)
- /keɪl/ (Canada, UK, US)
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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.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- (uncountable, usually) Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
- (uncountable, usually) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
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(dated, slang, uncountable, usually) Money.
I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.
1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kalelike · muslin-kale · kale runt · Russian kale · curly kale · sea kale · Italian kale · Brusselkale · Asian kale · kalette · palm tree kale · Chinese kale · Red Russian kale · Tuscan kale · dinosaur kale · black kale
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (62)
af boerkool (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ar كُرْنُب أَجْعَد (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · eo krispa brasiko (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · hu fodros kel (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · es berza rizosa (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · fr chou frisé (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · it cavolo riccio (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · gl col (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sh кељ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · es kale (keil) (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ky жем капуста (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · fi lehtikaali (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ckb کەیڵ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · mk кељ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · nl boerenkool (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · cy cêl (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sv grönkål (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ga cál (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · bg къ́драво зе́ле (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sco kail (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sh kelj (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ja 羽衣甘藍 (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · is grænkál (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sk kel (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · da grønkål (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · gl verza (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ru кале́ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · de Grünkohl (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ja ケール (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · mk кел (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ca col arrissada (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · cy bresych deiliog (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · fa کلم برگ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · it cavolo nero (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · hu leveles kel (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · tr karalahana (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · vi cải xoăn (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ja 緑葉甘藍 (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · dsb zeleny kał (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · dsb wuchacowy kał (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · de Federkohl (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ru грюнко́ль (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · pl jarmuż (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ka კალე (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · es col rizada (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · fo grønkál (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · cs kadeřávek (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · no grønnkål (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ru листова́я капу́ста (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · pt couve-de-folhas (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · el λαχανίδα (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ky бакча капустасы (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ru браунко́ль (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · hu kel (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · uk кейл (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · es repollo crespo (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ro varză verde (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · lo ຜັກຜະລິດນ້າ (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · sq lakër jeshile (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · ka ხუჭუჭა კომბოსტო (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · la crambe (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) · cmn 羽衣甘藍 /羽衣甘蓝 (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala)