kale

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

   Kale is a nutritious leaf vegetable.

Simplified etymology

Kale, recorded in Middle English, ultimately comes from Latin caulis, “cabbage.” It therefore shares its ancient root with cole and with the first element underlying cauliflower.

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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