kale

noun

1
a
: a hardy cabbage (Brassica oleracea acephala) with curled often finely incised leaves that do not form a dense head
also : its leaves used as a vegetable
b
: cole
2
slang : money

Examples of kale in a Sentence

trying to scrape up the kale to buy more dope
Recent Examples on the Web Kale Calcium content: 254 mg in 1 cup of raw kale, or 25.4% of the DV17 This superfood has just 35 calories per cup and provides 93 mg of vitamin C, 241 mcg of vitamin A, and 390 mcg of vitamin K.17 Vitamin K helps your blood clot. Christine Mattheis, Health, 30 Mar. 2024 Add kale, and return to a boil; cook, stirring occasionally until kale is bright green and softened, about 5 minutes. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 No matter how many bunches of curly kale, sturdy collard greens and steely chard arrive each week, there’s always a place on my table for their floppy, verdant magic. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Familiar favorites like pork tenderloin and hot spinach and artichoke dip join baby octopus and kale salads with duck confit. The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024 Try incorporating dark leafy greens like spinach and kale into muffins or smoothies to get your vitamins and minerals without a noticeable taste. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024 For dinner, it’s modernized with lemon butter, white wine and capers, plus sautéed kale from Crum’s Heirlooms, a family farm in Bonner Springs, and mashed potatoes grown at Thane Palmberg Farm, a vegetable patch near De Soto. Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024 Sides on the menu include fries, kale salad, and mac and cheese. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024 According to a study from a trio of Northern California scientists, published this week in the journal Scientific Reports, the cause could be quercetin: a flavonoid present in food such as onions, kale and seeds. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Scots, from Middle English (northern) cal, from Old English cāl — more at cole

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of kale was in the 14th century

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“Kale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kale. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

kale

noun
: a hardy cabbage with curly leaves that do not form a head

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