kale

CEFRB1

/keɪl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A leafy green vegetable with thick, curly, or flat leaves.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.

Examples

  • Mary bought some dinosaur kale at Whole Foods.

  • She ate a kale salad.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kæɪl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

  2. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

More examples

In context

  • Kale chips are addictive.

  • I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.