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Kale
Kale
Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium. Kale, as with broccoli and other brassicas, contains sulforaphane , a chemical with potent anti-cancer properties. Boiling decreases the level of sulforaphane; however, steaming,...

is a kind of cabbage in which the central leaves do not form a head

Kale may also refer to:

Ethnography

  • Kale, the Romani for "black", used as a self-designation by some groups of the Romani people:
    • Finnish Kale
      Finnish Kale
      The Finnish Kale "blacks") or the Finnish romanis are a group of the Romani people that live primarily in Finland and Sweden.Their main languages are Finnish and Finnish Romani. They are mostly Christian.-History:...

      , the Romani people from Finland
    • Calé
      Calé
      Calé refers to the Iberian Kale, or Romani people in the Iberian Peninsula .It may specifically refer to:*Romani people in Spain, known as gitanos*Romani people in Portugal, known as ciganosFor their language see:*Caló language...

      , or Iberian Kale, the Romani people from Spain, Portugal and Southern France
    • Kale (Welsh Romanies)
      Kale (Welsh Romanies)
      The Kale are a group of Romani people who reside in Wales. Many claim to be descendant of Abram Wood, who was the first Romani to reside permanently and exclusively in Wales in the early 18th century, though Romanies have appeared in Wales since the 15th century...

      , the Romani people from Wales

People

  • Kale (name)
    Kale (name)
    Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males. It is derived from the Gaelic, Hebrew, and Germanic languages, and it is used largely in the English and Hawaiian languages.Kale is also a very common surname in the...

    , a unisex given name used largely in the English and Hawaiian languages

Placenames

  • Kale, Slovenia
    Kale, Slovenia
    Kale is a village in the Žalec municipality in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložničko gričevje hills to the north of Šempeter v Savinjski dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region.A small chapel in...

    , a settlement in the Žalec
    Žalec
    Žalec is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. It lies in the valley of the lower course of the Savinja River to the west of Celje. The primary economic activity of the region is growing hops, which is reflected by the city's coat-of-arms. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower...

     municipality in Slovenia
  • Kale, Antalya, former name of the district and town of Demre in the Antalya Province of Turkey
  • Kale, Denizli
    Kale, Denizli
    Kale is an attractive rural district of Denizli Province of Turkey near the town of Tavas. Kale is a 45-minute drive from Denizli on the road from the city of Denizli to the Aegean city of Muğla...

    , a district in the Denizli province of Turkey
  • Kale, an alternate name for Kalaymyo
    Kalaymyo
    Kalaymyo , also known as Karlaymyo, is a town in the Sagaing Division of Burma. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay District...

    , a town in the Chin State of Myanmar (Burma)
  • kale, a Turkish word meaning fortress or castle, forming the basis for names of several localities in Asia and Europe, for example:
    • Kale Fortress, a fortress in Skopje, Macedonia
    • Kale (Klinovac), fortress in Klinovac, Serbia
    • Kale (Veliki Trnovac), fortress in Veliki Trnovac, Serbia
    • Kale (Vranjska Banja), a fortress in Vranjska Banja, Serbia
    • Kale-Krševica
      Kale-Krševica
      Kale-Krševica is an Ancient Macedonian archaeological site of more than 4 hectares and so far some 1,000 squares have been excavated with a former fortified town in the hills of Krševica overlooking Bujanovac and Vranje, to the south of Ristovac in southern Serbia...

      , an Ancient Greek town in southern Serbia
  • Kale, Nepal
    Kale, Nepal
    Kale is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 876 people living in 186 individual households.-External links:*...

  • Kale (moon)
    Kale (moon)
    Kale , also known as ', is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2001 by astronomers S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, and J...

    , one of the smaller moons of Jupiter

See also

  • Kale (band), a Czech Roma band known for accompanying Věra Bílá
  • Bowen's Kale
    Bowen's Kale
    Produced by Humphry Bowen, the reference material called Bowen's Kale was used for the calibration of early scientific instruments intended to measure trace elements in the 1960s...

  • Cale (disambiguation)
  • Kalo (disambiguation)
  • Master Kale
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