cawl
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cawl¹
- /kaʊl/ US, UK
- /kəʉl/
Sounds like cowl · Rhymes with -aʊl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Welsh cawl, itself borrowed from Latin caulis (“stalk or stem of a plant, particularly a cabbage”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l, *kh₂ulós, or *kowos (“tubular bone; pipe”). The English word is a doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.
noun cawls
- A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
cawl²
- /kɔːl/ UK
- /kɔl/ US
Sounds like call
Where it comes from
A variant of caul.
noun cawls
- Alternative spelling of caul (“a membrane or veil, especially over a baby's head”).caul
