càl

See also: cal, Cal, Cal., and cál

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• càdhal

Etymology

From Old English cāl, cāul, cāwel, from Latin caulis. Cognate with Irish cál, English cole and kale, Icelandic kál, German Kohl, etc.

Noun

càl m (genitive singular càil, no plural)

1. colewort, greens, cabbage, kale
2. name for all sorts of cabbage
3. Scotch broth of which kale is a principal ingredient
4. dinner

   An d' fhuair thu do chàl? ― Did you have your dinner (kale)?

5. (rare) joke

Derived terms

• càl ceairsleach (“cabbage”)
• càl ceannan (“a dish of potatoes and greens mashed together”)
• càl colaig (“cauliflower”)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “càl”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)