Synonyms for kale

Grammar : Noun

Spell : keyl

Phonetic Transcription : keɪl

Définition of kale

Origin : also kail, c.1300, alternative form of cawul (c.1200), surviving in this spelling after Middle English as a Scottish variant of cole "cabbage" (see cole-slaw). Slang meaning "money" is from 1902.

noun vegetable

Example sentences :

"Why, he copped the copper's kale," Aggie translated, glibly.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Groping about they pull up first stalk of kale or head of cabbage.
Extract from : « Games For All Occasions » by Mary E. Blain

"Pullin' down the kale by the double handsful, mind you," says Hunk.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford

And a husband with kale—that's what a girl like you really wants.
Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche

But the girls that look out for the kale, that never asked, 'What?'
Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche

Kale—borecole, should not be used until after heavy frosts in the fall.
Extract from : « The Laurel Health Cookery » by Evora Bucknum Perkins

Kale is used for greens during the winter, and as a substitute for cabbage.
Extract from : « The Vegetable Garden » by Anonymous

The culture and uses of collards are the same as for cabbage and kale.
Extract from : « The Vegetable Garden » by Anonymous

The kale Collards is grown in the South, where cabbages fail to head.
Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn

Can he eat up all the kale in England itself, this Knut the Great?
Extract from : « Early Kings of Norway » by Thomas Carlyle

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