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cole

Pronunciation: /kəʊl/

The English word “cole” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Cabbage.
  2. Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
  3. A stack or stook of hay.

Etymology

From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, an early Germanic borrowing from Latin caulis (“cabbage”). Cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohl, Danish kål, Norwegian Bokmål kål, Norwegian Nynorsk kål, Swedish kål. Doublet of caulis, gobi, and kale.

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