KALE

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

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum

(noun) informal terms for money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kale (usually uncountable, plural kales)

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

Synonym: borecole

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

(cooking) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

(dated, slang) Money.

Anagrams

• Alek, Lake, Leak, lake, leak

Etymology

Proper noun

Kale

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus.

(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Anagrams

• Alek, Lake, Leak, lake, leak

Source: Wiktionary


Kale, n. Etym: [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. [Written also kail, and cale.]

2. See Kail, 2. Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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