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# cole

«cole» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (cole, uncountable; coles); also part of «coleslaw»

### meaning for a pupil

1) Cole is an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family, such as kale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#m1)

2) It is the first part of the word «coleslaw», a salad of shredded raw cabbage and carrot with mayonnaise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#m2)

3) Cole is also a first name and a surname. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Rare on its own; pupils mostly meet it in «coleslaw» or as a name, and in old farming texts about «cole» crops. Related: «kale» and «cauliflower» share the same root.

### examples

- We had coleslaw with our burgers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x1)
- Farmers once grew cole to feed cattle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x2)
- Cole is my best friend's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x3)
- Coleslaw is made from shredded cabbage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x4)
- Kale belongs to the cole family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x5)
- Cole sat next to me in maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/#x6)

### note

Rare as an ordinary word. Sounds like «coal» and «kohl» (eye make-up) — homophones. As a name it starts with a capital.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cole» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.