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Kale

//kæɪl// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Daughter of Zeus. Greek
  2. 2
    A moon of Jupiter.
Noun
  1. 1
    An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    coarse curly-leafed cabbage wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head wordnet
  5. 5
    Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    informal terms for money wordnet
  2. 7
    Money. dated, slang, uncountable, usually

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Καλή (Kalḗ, literally “beauty”), see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).

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