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kales

/keɪls/

kales is the plural of kale.

Meaning of kale

Noun

kale (usually uncountable, plural kales)

  1. (usually) An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
    Synonyms:
    borecole
  2. (usually) Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
  3. (usually) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
  4. (dated, slang, usually) Money.
    • I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012

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Phrases with kales

Questions about kales

What is kales the plural of?
Kales is the plural of kale.
How do you pronounce kales?
Kales is pronounced /keɪls/.

Words near kales in the dictionary

  1. kalenterids
  2. kaleoun
  3. kaleouns
  4. Kaler
  5. Kalers
  6. kales
  7. Kaleta
  8. Kaletas
  9. kaletez
  10. kalette
  11. kalettes

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