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- [keyl]
- /keɪl/
- /keɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [keyl]
- /keɪl/
Definitions of kale word
- noun kale Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable. 1
- noun kale Scot. cabbage. 1
- noun kale Slang. money. 1
- noun kale A hardy cabbage of a variety that produces erect stems with large leaves and no compact head. 1
- noun kale leafy green vegetable 1
- uncountable noun kale Kale is a vegetable that is similar to a cabbage. 0
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Origin of kale
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English cale, northern variant of cole
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Parts of speech for Kale
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kale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kale
noun kale
- vegetable — any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
- cabbage — A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.
- cole — any of various plants of the genus Brassica, such as the cabbage and rape
- colewort — cole
- collard — a variety of the cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, having a crown of edible leaves
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