kohlrabi
kohl·ra·bi
kohlrabi · kohlrabis · kohlrabies
кольраби
Kohlrabi, Rübkohl
Brassica oleracea varBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
UK/kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/US/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
» Her eyes were the colour of kohlrabi.
Ihre Augen waren kohlrabifarben. — MUIRIEL
spockofvulcan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
Kohlrabi, Rübkohl
кольра́биkolʹrábi
fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
Examples
1 sentencesHer eyes were the colour of kohlrabi.
deIhre Augen waren kohlrabifarben. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Origin
Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoBorrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).
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Forms
plural: kohlrabis / kohlrabiesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant:turnip cabbage
- plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem:Brassica oleracea gongylodes
Lessons for this word
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