en kål
Meaning
death; cabbage
In Swedish: grönsaken Brassica oleracea
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kål |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kålen |
kål is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kål, den stora kålen. Check another noun
Practise kål
1 / 1Is it en kål or ett kål?
Expressions
- ta kål påbe the death of
Words built with kål
- kålhuvud head of cabbage
- blomkål cauliflower
Questions
What does kål mean in English?
kål means “death, cabbage”.
Is it en kål or ett kål?
It is en kål, and “the death” is kålen.
Origin
From Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cawel, caul, cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l or *kowos.
Nearby common words
kål is number 4,045 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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