kale

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See also kalë, kalė, and Kale

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Middle English cawul, compare Icelandic kál (cabbage) and German Kohl (cabbage).

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kale (usually uncountable; plural kales)

  1. cole
  2. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
  3. (slang) money
    • 1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert[1], edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012:
      I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.

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Basque [edit]

Noun [edit]

kale

  1. street

Dutch [edit]

Adjective [edit]

kale

  1. the inflected formFAQ of kaal

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Finnish [edit]

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(index ka)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧le
  • Rhymes: -e
  • IPA: /ˈkɑle(ʔ)/

Noun [edit]

kale

  1. (botany) A lemma.

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Romani [edit]

Adjective [edit]

kale

  1. Plural form of kalo.

Swahili [edit]

Noun [edit]

kale

  1. old times

Turkish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Arabic قلعة (qalʿa, fort, fortress).

Noun [edit]

kale

  1. fort, castle
  2. rook (chess)