kale

or kail

[ keyl ]

noun

1. Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
2. Scot. cabbage.
3. Slang. money.

kale

¹

/ keɪl /

noun

1. dialect.
   a queue

kale

²

/ keɪl /

noun

1. a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, with crinkled leaves: used as a potherb See also collard
2. a cabbage
3. slang.
   money

Word History and Origins

Origin of kale¹

1250–1300; Middle English cale, northern variant of cole

Word History and Origins

Origin of kale¹

Old English cāl; see cole

Example Sentences

Presidential elections were last held in Haiti eight years ago, when Jovenel Moïse of the Tèt Kale party was elected.

From BBC

As her oldest son goes through “picky stages, I like that he is still getting some kale and beets,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are not vegetarians, but I am a very big vegetable eater, and I’d say every day something in our meals comes from the garden. We’re everyday-salad people so I always plant tons of lettuce in the winter, plus mustards and collards and kale,” Angel said.

From Los Angeles Times

She plays a witch named Jennifer Kale who finds a kindred spirit in Kathryn Hahn’s titular Agatha Harkness.

From Los Angeles Times

The initial members include Lilia Calderu, a divination witch; Jennifer Kale, a potions expert; Alice Wu-Gulliver, a protection witch; and Sharon Davis, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times