kale
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kale¹
- /keɪl/ Canada, UK, US
- /kæɪl/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
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.
noun kales
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An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Similar: borecole
- Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
- Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
- Money. I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.
Kale²
- /ˈkeɪli/
Rhymes with -eɪli
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Καλή (Kalḗ, literally “beauty”), see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
proper noun
- Daughter of Zeus.
- A moon of Jupiter.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: borecole, colewort, cabbage, cole, bread, dough, loot, kail, moolah, gelt, lucre, pelf, dinero, shekels, kali, moola
Translations
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noun edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala
| Español | col rizada, kale (keil), repollo crespo, berza rizosa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ケール kēru, 緑葉甘藍 ryokuyō kanran, 羽衣甘藍 hagoromo kanran |
| 中文 | 羽衣甘藍 /羽衣甘蓝 yǔyī gānlán |
| Português | couve-de-folhas |
| Français | chou frisé |
| Deutsch | Grünkohl |
| Italiano | cavolo nero, cavolo riccio |
| Ελληνικά | λαχανίδα lachanída |
| Română | varză verde |
| Русский | кале́ kalé, листова́я капу́ста listovája kapústa, грюнко́ль grjunkólʹ, браунко́ль braunkólʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cải xoăn |
| العربية | كُرْنُب أَجْعَد kurnub ʔajʕad |
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title = {kale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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