càl
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative spellings
Etymology
Scottish kail, Anglo Saxon cawl, Latin caulis, Old Norse kál
Noun
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- colewart, greens, cabbage, kale
- name for all sorts of cabbage
- Scotch broth of which kale is a principal ingredient
- dinner
- An d' fhuair thu do chàl?, Did you have your dinner (kale)?
- (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)