cole

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
  2. noun coarse curly-leafed cabbage

Etymology

From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, an early Germanic borrowing from Latin caulis (“cabbage”). Cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohl, Danish kål, Norwegian Bokmål kål, Norwegian Nynorsk kål, Swedish kål. Doublet of caulis, gobi, and kale.

In classic literature

Synonyms

kale, kail, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala

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