noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
Received-Pronunciation:/kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑːbi
CMU ARPABET:K AO0 L R AA1 B IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nol-kole
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turnip cabbage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cruciferous vegetable
3
noun
Meaning 3
plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Brassica oleracea gongylodes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
а-хәы́л
(a-xwə́l)
— cabbage variety
Bulgarian:
алабàш
(alabàš)
— cabbage variety
Catalan:
colrave
— cabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin:
苤藍 /苤蓝
(piělán)
— cabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin:
撇藍 /撇蓝
(piēlán)
— cabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin:
擘藍 /擘蓝
(bāilán)
— cabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin:
大頭菜 /大头菜
(dàtóucài)
— cabbage variety