kale

noun

ˈkāl 

1

a

: a hardy cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with curled often finely incised leaves that do not form a dense head

also : its leaves used as a vegetable

b

: cole

2

slang : money

Synonyms

• bread [slang]
• bucks
• cabbage [slang]
• cash
• change
• chips
• coin
• currency
• dough
• gold
• green
• jack [slang]
• legal tender
• lolly [British]
• long green [slang]
• loot
• lucre
• money
• moola [slang]
• moolah
• needful
• pelf
• scratch [slang]
• shekels
• sheqels
• shekelim
• shekalim
• sheqalim
• tender
• wampum

Examples of kale in a Sentence

trying to scrape up the kale to buy more dope

Recent Examples on the Web

Their sides include French fries, kale slaw, mac and cheese, milkshakes, and plushies. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025

The verdict: The kale salad, with lemon, roasted garlic, zucchini, parmesan and bread crumbs, was the clear winner. —Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025

Sides include salty meets crispy crinkle fries, briny pickle chips and a cooling kale slaw, which will quickly become your best friend. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025

Cauliflower and broccoli are different cultivars of the Brassica oleracea species, along with cabbage and kale. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Scots, from Middle English (northern) cal, from Old English cāl — more at cole

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Phrases Containing kale

• sea kale

Rhymes for kale

• ail
• ale
• bail
• baile
• dail
• fail
• flail
• frail
• gael
• gail
• grail
• hail

Kids Definition

kale

noun

ˈkā(ə)l 

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