Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn 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.
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.
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