kale, kail, cole
(noun) coarse curly-leafed cabbage
kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala
(noun) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Possibly a nickname from Old English col, meaning "charcoal, coal-black".
Cole
An English surname.
A male given name from surnames.
• -coel, Cleo, Cloe, ecol.
cole (usually uncountable, plural coles)
Cabbage.
Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
cole (plural coles)
(Scotland) A stack or stook of hay.
• -coel, Cleo, Cloe, ecol.
Source: Wiktionary
Cole, n. Etym: [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L. caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage, akin to Gr. Cauliflower, Kale.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
