noun
or kail ˈkāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl
( -s )
Etymology: Scots, from Middle English (northern dialect) cal, cale, from Old English cāl — more at cole
1.
a. : cole 1
b. : a very hardy cabbage ( Brassica oleracea acephala ) that has curled often finely cut leaves which do not form a dense head and that is considered by some to be the original form of the cultivated cabbage
c. Scotland : a plant of the family Cruciferae
2. Scotland : broth , soup ; especially : soup made with kale
3. chiefly Scotland
a. : food
b. : meal
4. slang : money
a ritzy neighborhood where everybody had the kale — J.T.Farrell