lehtikaali

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • kale, leaf cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. sabellica group of cultivars of cabbage
  • kale, curly kale the most common variety of kale with wrinkly leaves
  • collard greens a more smooth-leafed variety popular in the southern US

Etymology

Compound from Finnish lehti (leaf, newspaper, paper, magazine) + Finnish kaali (cabbage, gabbage, kale).

Origin

Finnish

kaali

Gloss

cabbage, gabbage, kale

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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