cawl
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of cawl
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of caul (“a membrane or veil, especially over a baby's head”).
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Etymology
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.
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