kale
Plural: kales
Noun
- A variety of cabbage with edible, crinkly leaves.
- informal terms for money
- a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
- coarse curly-leafed cabbage
- 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.
Examples
- She played ’KALE’ for a few healthy points, adding green to her score.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
boodle, borecole, Brassica oleracea acephala, bread, cabbage, clams, cole, colewort, dinero, dough, gelt, kail, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
Scrabble Score: 8
kale: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkale: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kale: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary