name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
kail
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of kale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A broth made with kale or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
coarse curly-leafed cabbage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kale, cole
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Broader terms: cabbage, chou
Narrower terms: collards, collard greens
noun
Meaning 6
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kale, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
Narrower terms: collard
History
Etymology
* As a German surname, from a derivative of the adjective geil (“wilful, happy”). * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Köhl, see also Kohl, Kehl, Cail. * As an English surname, variant of Call.