kale

UK /keɪl/ US /keɪl/

noun 4name 2

Definitions

noun

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

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

Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

Money.

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

name

Daughter of Zeus.

A moon of Jupiter.

Collocations

ADJ.

addictive, better, considered, curly, fancy, healthy, organic, other

VERB + KALE

ate, bought, eat, eating, hate, having, like, made

KALE + NOUN

foods, quinoa, salad, spinach, women

PREP.

from, in

ADV.

again, quite

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — coarse curly-leafed cabbage

noun — a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a

kail
cole
borecole
colewort

noun — informal terms for money

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

Kale chips are addictive.

Tatoeba · #1979452

She ate a kale salad.

Tatoeba · #2587398

Mary made a kale and quinoa salad.

Tatoeba · #4190428

Mary bought some dinosaur kale at Whole Foods.

Tatoeba · #6672994

Kale is a healthy vegetable.

Tatoeba · #8186989

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, kale is marked as dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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