Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
càl /kaːL/ 
fir. gin. càil
1 cabbage, kale (genus brassica) 2 any vegetable dish (e.g. dulse pudding, nettle soup, cooked nettles etc) |
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loisg càl teth mi roimhe!
I'm not that stupid; been there, done that and definitely not doing it again, I'm speaking from bitter experience (fig.) |
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càl-deanntaige
fir. gin. càil-dheanntaige
1 nettle leaves (for eating) 2 nettle soup |
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càl-crasgach
fir. gin. càil-chrasgaich
kale, leaf cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. viridis) |
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càl-geal
fir. gin. càil-ghil
white cabbage (Brassica oleracea) |
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càl-slapach
fir. gin. càil-shlapaich
lamb's quarters, white goosefoot, fat-hen (chenopodium album) |
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càl-colaig
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. càil-cholaig
cauliflower (brassica oleracea) |
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càl nan each
horseradish (armoracia rusticana) |
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càl purpaidh
red cabbage |
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tha e 'na chàl
1 it has turned to mush (fig.) 2 it has broken into fragments (fig.) |
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càl amh
lettuce |
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loisg an càl am boban
he had his fingers burnt (fig.) |
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chan eil mi a' dèanamh càl no brochan dheth
I can't make head nor tail of it (fig.) |
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dèan càl no brochan dhen a siud!
make of that what you will! |
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càl-greannach
fir. gin. càil-ghreannaich
curly kale, borecole (brassica oleracea subsp. acephala) |
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càl sgeallain
mustard greens |
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ceal /kʲaL/
fir. gin. -a, iol. -an
1 concealment 2 end, finish 3 death 4 stupor, torpor |
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càl ribeach
greens |
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càl-carrach
fir. gin. càil-charraich
cauliflower (brassica oleracea) |
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càl-duilisg
fir. gin. càil-dhuilisg
dulse pudding (dulse cooked in butter and milk) |
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calla /kaLə/
fir. iol. -chan
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càl-Phàdraig
fir. gin. càil-Phàdraig
St Patrick's cabbage (Saxifraga spathularis) |
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càl-broillein
fir. gin. càil-bhroillein
broccoli (brassica oleracea) |
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càl-ceairsleach
fir. gin. càil-cheairslich
curly kale, borecole (brassica oleracea subsp. acephala) |
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cho fuar ri càl a' chléirich
as cold as death (fig.) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
càl
càil, sm Kale, cabbage, colewort. 2** Name for all sorts of cabbage. 3** Scotch broth, of whi...an còrr |
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cal
† sm Sleep, slumber, insensibility. |
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cal
† va & n. Burn. 2 Keep safe. 3 Sleep. 4 Get into harbour. |
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cal
** sm Condition of body. 2 Grief, despondency. 3 Darkness. 4†† see ceal. Is mat...an còrr |
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càl-colaig
sm Cauliflower. |
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eu-
neg particle, also eug-, ea-, ei-, and a-. The following remarks about the distinguishing fea...an còrr |
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càdhal
sm see càl. |
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caladh
** see cal. |
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càl-bloinigein
sm Spinach. 2 Colewort. |
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càl-ceanann
-ainn, sm Dish of greens and potatoes boiled and mashed together. |
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càl-ceirsleach
-eich, sm Cabbage. |
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càl-chearcain
† sm Shuttlecock. |
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càl-colbhairt
§ sm Sea-kale or -cabbage (crambe maritima), (colbh, stalk + art, flesh)...an còrr |
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càl-dìtheanach
sm Cauliflower. |
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càl-gruidhean
§ -ein, sm (gruidhean, grain-like flowers) Cauliflower. |
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càl-gruth
see càl-gruidhean. |
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càl-gruthach
see càl-gruidhean. |
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càl liath-ghlas
§ sm White goose-foot, see praiseach fhiadhain. Argyllshire. |
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càl na mara
§ sm Seakale, see praiseach-tràgha. |
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càl-Phàdraig
§ sm London pride, Peter's kale, none-so-pretty — saxifraga umbrosa....an còrr |
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càl-phleadhag
-aig, -an, sf Gardener's dibble. |
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cal-shalainn
** s. Alkali. |
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seot
v.a & n. Sprout, as greens. 2 Pick the best. Sheot an càl, the greens sprouted....an còrr |
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càl-deanntaig
(DMK) sm Leaves of the common nettle cooked and eaten as cabbage. Caithness. |
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càl-diolais
(DMK) sm Leaves of the mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) - cooked and eaten as cabbage. ...an còrr |
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