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kohlrabi

/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
kohl-ra-bi
IPA
/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
  • British English: /kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kohlrabis (plural) kohlrabies (plural) kohl rabi (alternative)

Synonyms

nol-kole turnip cabbage brassica oleracea gongylodes

Rhymes With

bobby lobby hobby robbie robby bobbi bobbie snobby rabi dobie knobby scobie

Questions

How do you pronounce kohlrabi?
The recorded pronunciation is /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/.
What does kohlrabi mean?
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
Where does kohlrabi come from?
It is traced to German.

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