Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 sentences
  1. Her eyes were the colour of kohlrabi.

    deIhre Augen waren kohlrabifarben. — MUIRIEL

Translations

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By meaning 1
cabbage variety:
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cabbage variety:

Origin

Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavo

Borrowed 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 / kohlrabies

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close 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

See also

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