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kale
or kail
[ keyl ]
/ keɪl /
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noun
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Origin of kale
1250–1300; Middle English cale, northern variant of cole
Words nearby kale
kalanchoe, Kalashnikov, Kalat, kalathos, Kalb, kale, kaleidoscope, kaleidoscopic, Kalemie, kalendar, kalends
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British Dictionary definitions for kale (1 of 2)
kale1
kail
/ (keɪl) /
noun
a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, with crinkled leaves: used as a potherbSee also collard
Scot a cabbage
US slang money
Compare (for senses 1, 2): sea kale
Word Origin for kale
Old English cāl; see cole
British Dictionary definitions for kale (2 of 2)
kale2
/ (keɪl) /
noun
Northern English dialect a queue
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