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kohlrabi
(koʊlrɑːbi)
Word forms: plural kohlrabi
variable noun
Kohlrabi is a green vegetable that has a round ball of leaves like a cabbage. It has a thick stem that you boil in water before eating.
kohlrabi in British English
(kəʊlˈrɑːbɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -bies
a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea caulorapa (or gongylodes), whose thickened stem is eaten as a vegetable
Also called: turnip cabbageWord origin
C19: from German, from Italian cavoli rape (pl), from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + rapa turnip (from Latin); influenced by German Kohl cabbagekohlrabi in American English
(koʊlˈrɑbi)
nounWord forms: plural kohlˈrabies
a garden vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) of the crucifer family, similar to cabbage: the edible part is a bulbous portion of the stem just above the ground
Word origin
Ger, altered (infl. by kohl, cabbage) < It cavoli rape, pl. of cavolo rapa, cole rape < L caulis (> cole) + rapa, turnipImage ofkohlrabi
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