kohlrabi

[ kohl-rah-bee, -rab-ee, kohl-rah-bee, -rab-ee ]
/ koʊlˈrɑ bi, -ˈræb i, ˈkoʊlˌrɑ bi, -ˌræb i /

noun, plural kohl·ra·bies.

a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
Also called stem cabbage, turnip cabbage.

Origin of kohlrabi

1800–10; < German < Italian cavolrape (plural of cavolrapa literally, stalk or cabbage turnip), with German Kohl cabbage for Italian cavol-. See cole, rape2

Words nearby kohlrabi

koheleth, kohen, kohima, kohinoor, kohl, kohlrabi, kohlrausch's muscle, kohoutek, kohutuhutu, koi, koilocyte

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British Dictionary definitions for kohlrabi

kohlrabi
/ (kəʊlˈrɑːbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea caulorapa (or gongylodes), whose thickened stem is eaten as a vegetable Also called: turnip cabbage

Word Origin for kohlrabi

C19: from German, from Italian cavoli rape (pl), from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + rapa turnip (from Latin); influenced by German Kohl cabbage