kohlrabi

kohl·ra·bi
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US/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/UK/kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/

noun

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

Similar
nol-koleBrassica oleracea gongylodesturnip cabbage
OriginGerman Kohlrabi ← Italian rape →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounkohlrabi (countable and uncountable, plural kohlrabis or kohlrabies)

plural kohlrabis · plural kohlrabies · alternative kohl rabi

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

    Synonyms: nol-kole

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
nol-kole

More synonyms by meaning

nounplant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

Similar
Brassica oleracea gongylodes
Broader
crucifercruciferous plant

nounfleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant

Similar
turnip cabbage
Broader
cruciferous vegetable
Also see
german turnip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianrape“turnips”
  2. GermanKohlrabi
  3. Englishkohlrabi

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

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Translations

Bulgarian алабàш
  • алабàш (alabàš)cabbage variety
Catalan colrave
  • colravecabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin 苤藍 /苤蓝, 撇藍 /撇蓝
  • 苤藍 /苤蓝 (piělán)cabbage variety
  • 撇藍 /撇蓝 (piēlán)cabbage variety
  • 擘藍 /擘蓝 (bāilán)cabbage variety
  • 大頭菜 /大头菜 (dàtóucài)cabbage variety
Czech kedluben, kedlubna
  • kedlubencabbage variety
  • kedlubnacabbage variety
Danish glaskål, knudekål
  • glaskålcabbage variety
  • knudekålcabbage variety
  • glaskålrabicabbage variety
  • kålrabicabbage variety
Dutch koolrabi
  • koolrabicabbage variety
Esperanto tigobrasiko
  • tigobrasikocabbage variety
Finnish kyssäkaali, kaalirapi
  • kyssäkaalicabbage variety
  • kaalirapicabbage variety
French chou-rave
  • chou-ravecabbage variety
German Kohlrabi, Rübkohl
  • Kohlrabicabbage variety
  • Rübkohlcabbage variety
Greek γογγυλοκράμβη
  • γογγυλοκράμβη (gongylokrámvi)cabbage variety
Hungarian karalábé
  • karalábécabbage variety
Icelandic hnúðkál
  • hnúðkálcabbage variety
Irish cálráib
  • cálráibcabbage variety
Italian cavolo rapa
  • cavolo rapacabbage variety
Japanese コールラビ
  • コールラビ (kōrurabi)cabbage variety
Korean 콜라비
  • 콜라비 (kollabi)cabbage variety
Lithuanian kaliaropė
  • kaliaropėcabbage variety
Māori kararapi
  • kararapicabbage variety
Polish kalarepa
  • kalarepacabbage variety
Portuguese couve-rábano
  • couve-rábanocabbage variety
Punjabi ਗੰਢ ਗੋਭੀ
  • ਗੰਢ ਗੋਭੀ (gaṇḍh gobhī)cabbage variety
Romanian gulie
  • guliecabbage variety
Russian кольра́би
  • кольра́би (kolʹrábi)cabbage variety
Slovak kaleráb
  • kalerábcabbage variety
Spanish colirrábano
  • colirrábanocabbage variety
Swedish kålrabbi, knutkål
  • kålrabbicabbage variety
  • knutkålcabbage variety
Thai กะหล่ำปม
  • กะหล่ำปมcabbage variety
Turkish alabaş
  • alabaşcabbage variety
Vietnamese su hào
  • su hàocabbage variety
Welsh colrabi
  • colrabicabbage variety

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kohlrabi

wasabihijabiniqabi
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Cite this entry
APA

kohlrabi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kohlrabi

MLA

“kohlrabi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kohlrabi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kohlrabi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kohlrabi.

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