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kale

or kail

[ keyl ]

noun

  1. Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
  2. Scot. cabbage.
  3. Slang. money.


kale

1

/ keɪl /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a queue


kale

2

/ keɪl /

noun

  1. a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, with crinkled leaves: used as a potherb See also collard
  2. a cabbage
  3. slang.
    money

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kale1

1250–1300; Middle English cale, northern variant of cole

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kale1

Old English cāl; see cole

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Example Sentences

The Plaza Hotel cooked a fancy-pants latke with red wine braised oxtail, horseradish sunchoke cream, and crispy kale.

Some varieties of kale grow to a height of six or seven feet.

By all means, go pay $13 for a kale salad or spend $30 for a few slices of Iberico ham.

Whether it comes in the form of liquids, protein shakes, chocolate bars, or leafs of kale, food is energy.

He poo-poos the importance of phytochemicals, but (as reported by The New Yorker) once tried to live on an all-kale diet.

He has been ashore at Kum Kale and reports violent fighting and, for the time being, victory.

Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.

For Kum Kale and for what he has done, suffered and lost he deserves great Kudos in his country.

Ach, ich fhl', as mein Feder is' schwach zu beschreiben, wie Stempenju ht besetzt a Kale!

You'll see her yourself this evening, and then you can tell her whether or no the sea-kale was worth the eating!

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