kale
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- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 4
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Definition of kale
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- (uncountable, usually)Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
- (uncountable, usually)Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
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(dated, slang, uncountable, usually)Money.
“I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.”
name
- (Greek)Daughter of Zeus.
- A moon of Jupiter.
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Etymology
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.
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