Kale definition

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(slang) Money.
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(slang) Money; esp., paper money.
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A broth made of cabbage or other greens.
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A plant (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) in the mustard family, having dark green, spreading, usually crinkled leaves that are eaten as a vegetable.
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Any cabbage or greens.
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A hardy vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) of the crucifer family, with loose, spreading, curled leaves that do not form a head.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of kale - kail

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
kale
Plural:
kales

Origin of kale

  • Middle English col, kal cole

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Kale Sentence Examples

  • At the end of the Gardens is the rocky mass of Toprak Kale, on which was a fire temple and altar; near it is the Meker Kapusi ("Door of Mithridates"), a large inscribed slab of rock with the names of several deities.

  • We grow kale that lasts through the winter.

  • In the meantime a French brigade had, after a tough struggle, effected a lodgment at Kum Kale.

  • Ducetius's own foundation of Kale Akte lived on, and we presently hear of Sicel towns under kings and tyrants, all marking an approach to Greek life.

  • In the middle of the 19th century a sudden rise submerged several places on the banks, including Arjish Kale, and the waters did not again.

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