kohlrabi
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Kohlrabi
See also: Kohlrabi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːbi
- Hyphenation: kohl‧ra‧bi
Noun
kohlrabi (countable and uncountable, plural kohlrabis or kohlrabies)
- Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
- Synonym: (India, obsolete) nol-kole
Translations
cabbage variety
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Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English kohlrabi.
Noun
kohlrabi m (uncountable)