kohlrabi

Meaning

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

Synonyms

turnip cabbage

German turnip

Brassica oleracea gongylodes

Hungarian turnip

cabbage turnip

broccoli

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german turnip

stem cabbage

French turnip

cole-rape

Translations

Kohlrabi

chou-rave

koolrabi

colinabo

Вrassica oleracea

cavolo rapa

كُرُنْب

colirrábano

couve-rábano

koolraap

كرنب ساقي

Oberrübe

Oberkohlrabi

chou rave

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).