càl

See also: cal, Cal, and Cal.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• càil

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) cawel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) caulis. Cognate with Template:ga (deprecated template usage) cál, English (deprecated template usage) cole and (deprecated template usage) kale, Template:is (deprecated template usage) kál, Template:de (deprecated template usage) Kohl etc.

Noun

càl

1. colewart, greens, cabbage, kale
2. name for all sorts of cabbage
3. Scotch broth of which kale is a principal ingredient
4. dinner
   • An d' fhuair thu do chàl?, Did you have your dinner (kale)?
5. (rarely) joke

Related terms

• càl ceannan, a dish of potatoes and greens mashed together
• càl ceairsleach, cabbage
• càl colaig, cauliflower

References

• The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Birlinn Limited, 1901-1911, Compiled by Edward Dwelly)
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)