kale

n. a green vegetable with curly leaves that is related to cabbage and is very healthy.

n. a hardy cabbage cultivar (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with curly green or purple leaves that do not form a compact head.

“I added some fresh kale to my smoothie for extra vitamins.”

“The chef massaged the kale with olive oil and lemon to soften its fibrous texture before adding it to the winter salad.”

n. an old-fashioned word for money.

n. a slang term for paper money or currency.

“He was always looking for new ways to make some extra kale.”

“In the hard-boiled detective novels of the 1930s, characters often referred to their winnings as 'kale' or 'cabbage'.”

Slang · Archaic

n. the name of one of the small moons that travels around the planet Jupiter.

n. a small, retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter, also known as Jupiter XXXVII.

“Astronomers discovered Kale in 2001 using a powerful telescope.”

“Kale belongs to the Carme group, a cluster of Jovian moons that share similar orbital characteristics and are thought to have a common origin.”

Technical

n. one of the Graces in Greek mythology, representing beauty.

n. one of the Charites (Graces) and a daughter of Zeus, specifically associated with beauty.

“In some ancient stories, Kale is mentioned as the wife of Hephaestus.”

“The poet invoked Kale to bless the ceremony with grace and aesthetic perfection.”

Literary