English Explanatory Dictionary

kale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
  2. Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
  3. Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
  4. Money.
name
  1. Daughter of Zeus.
  2. A moon of Jupiter.

Pronunciation

/keɪl/ /kæɪl/ En-au-kale.ogg /ˈkeɪli/

Word forms

kale kales

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.

Synonyms

borecole

Derived words

Asian kale black kale Brusselkale Chinese kale curly kale dinosaur kale Italian kale kalelike kale runt kalette muslin-kale palm tree kale Red Russian kale Russian kale sea kale Tuscan kale

Translations

Afrikaans: boerkool Albanian: lakër jeshile Arabic: كُرْنُب أَجْعَد Bulgarian: къдраво зеле Catalan: col arrissada Chinese Mandarin: 羽衣甘藍 /羽衣甘蓝 Czech: kadeřávek Danish: grønkål Dutch: boerenkool Esperanto: krispa brasiko Faroese: grønkál Finnish: lehtikaali French: chou frisé Galician: col Galician: verza Georgian: კალე Georgian: ხუჭუჭა კომბოსტო German: Grünkohl German: Federkohl Greek: λαχανίδα Hungarian: kel Hungarian: fodros kel Hungarian: leveles kel Icelandic: grænkál Irish: cál Italian: cavolo nero Italian: cavolo riccio Japanese: ケール Japanese: 緑葉甘藍 Japanese: 羽衣甘藍 Central Kurdish: کەیڵ Kyrgyz: бакча капустасы Kyrgyz: жем капуста Lao: ຜັກຜະລິດນ້າ Latin: crambe Macedonian: кељ Macedonian: кел Norwegian: grønnkål Persian: کلم برگ Polish: jarmuż Portuguese: couve-de-folhas Romanian: varză verde Russian: кале́ Russian: листова́я капу́ста Russian: грюнко́ль Russian: браунко́ль Scots: kail Serbo-Croatian: kelj Serbo-Croatian: кељ Slovak: kel Lower Sorbian: zeleny kał Lower Sorbian: wuchacowy kał Spanish: col rizada Spanish: kale (keil) Spanish: repollo crespo Spanish: berza rizosa Swedish: grönkål Turkish: karalahana
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