lacinato kale

noun

la·​ci·​na·​to kale ˌlä-sə-ˈnä-tō- 

: tuscan kale

Not ordinary kale but Tuscan kale, or cavolo nero. This type of kale is sometimes sold in America as lacinato kale.

—Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Food & Wine, March 2001

Dungeness crab cakes accompanied by shaved daikon or the black truffle-roasted hen with tender steamed lacinato kale.

—Todd Coleman, Saveur, October 2006

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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