càl

See also: cal, Cal, Cal., cal., and cál

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • càdhal

Etymology

From Old English cāl, cāul, cāwel, from Latin caulis. Cognate with Irish cál, English cole and kale, Icelandic kál, German Kohl, etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaːl̪ˠ/

Noun

càl m (genitive singular càil, no plural)

  1. colewort, 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. (rare) joke

Derived terms
  • càl ceairsleach (“cabbage”)
  • càl ceannan (“a dish of potatoes and greens mashed together”)
  • càl colaig (“cauliflower”)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “càl”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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