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Meaning of "kohlrabi" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KOHLRABI

From German, from Italian cavoli rape (pl), from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + rapa turnip (from Latin); influenced by German Kohl cabbage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KOHLRABI

kohlrabi  [kəʊlˈrɑːbɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOHLRABI

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kohlrabi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KOHLRABI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi is an annual vegetable, and is a low, stout cultivar of cabbage. Kohlrabi can be eaten raw as well as cooked.

Definition of kohlrabi in the English dictionary

The definition of kohlrabi in the dictionary is a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea caulorapa, whose thickened stem is eaten as a vegetable Also called: turnip cabbage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOHLRABI


al-Farabi
ˈælfəˈrɑːbɪ
Babi
ˈbɑːbɪ
barbie
ˈbɑːbɪ
barby
ˈbɑːbɪ
carby
ˈkɑːbɪ
Darby
ˈdɑːbɪ
Hammurabi
ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbɪ
ibn-al-Arabi
ˌɪbənælɑːˈrɑːbɪ
marabi
ˌmaˈrɑːbɪ
mauby
ˈmɑːbɪ
Mugabe
mʊˈɡɑːbɪ
Panjabi
pʌnˈdʒɑːbɪ
Punjabi
pʌnˈdʒɑːbɪ
rhubarby
ˈruːbɑːbɪ
Wahabi
wəˈhɑːbɪ
Wahhabi
wəˈhɑːbɪ
wasabi
wəˈsɑːbɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOHLRABI

koha
kohanga reo
kohekohe
Koheleth
Kohen
Kohima
Kohinor
Kohinur
kohl
kohl pencil
Kohoutek
kohutuhutu
koi
koine
Koizumi
koji
kokako
Kokand
kokanee
koker

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOHLRABI

Abu Dhabi
Albi
alibi
bambi
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combi
Gobbi
Gobi
Jacobi
Jambi
limbi
Nabi
Nairobi
obi
rabbi
rabi
renminbi
syllabi
tabi
zombi

Synonyms and antonyms of kohlrabi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kohlrabi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOHLRABI

Find out the translation of kohlrabi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kohlrabi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kohlrabi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大头菜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colinabo
570 millions of speakers

English

kohlrabi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोल्हाबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكرنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кольраби
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

couve-rábano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্তলকপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chou-rave
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kohlrabi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kohlrabi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コールラビ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알 줄기 양배추
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kohlrabi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cải củ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோல்ராபி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोल्हाबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yer lâhanası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavolo rapa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalarepa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кольрабі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gulie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σγουρές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koolraap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kålrabbi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kålrabi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kohlrabi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOHLRABI»

The term «kohlrabi» is regularly used and occupies the 67.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOHLRABI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kohlrabi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOHLRABI»

Discover the use of kohlrabi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kohlrabi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farmer John's Cookbook
Kohlrabi. Midsummer we notice the fleet of alien spacecraft that has lined up in our fields — green and purple orbs growing lightly on the soil, antennas splayed in all directions. If we left them there long enough, they might actually levitate.
John Peterson, 2009
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Vegetables of Canada
Example recipes Butter-braised sliced kohlrabi (Morash 1982) Creamed kohlrabi (Organ 1 960) Kohlrabi Chinese style (Richardson 1990) Kohlrabi dumplings ( Gnocchi) (Morash 1982) Kohlrabi soup (Morash 1982) Kohlrabi with anchovy and ...
Derek B. Munro, 1997
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A Midwest Gardener's Cookbook
According to the Ncic World Dictionary the derivation of the word kohlrabi is cavolo rapa. "cole rape, a kind of cabbage with an edible, bulbous stem that looks somewhat like a turnip." Kohlrabi is sometimes called cabbage turnip or turnip ...
Marian Kleinsasser Towne, 1996
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Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook
Kohlrabi, Stem Turnip Brassica oleracea of the Gonylodes group is a member of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Varieties include White Vienna, White Danube, Green Vienna, Purple Vienna, Purple Danube, Earliest Erfurt, and Grand Duke ...
Claudia Myers, 1998
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Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, Two Volume Set
It has both the wild cabbage (B. oleracea) and the wild turnip (B. campestris, species rapifera) as ancestors. Kohlrabi is unlike other cabbage vegetables in that it is comprised of stem tissue, while the rest of these vegetables are buds ( sprouts), ...
Marion Eugene Ensminger, Audrey H. Ensminger, 1993
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The Victory Garden Cookbook
Cooked kohlrabi has more flavor when it's first cooked, then peeled. l use this method for any bait cooking preparation with finishing touches. Trim the leaves, wash and cook the stem, then start removing the skin at the kolilrabi base where it is ...
Marian Morash, 1982
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Vegetables
Uses Kohlrabi is grown for the flattened globose to ovoid swollen stem (stem tuber), which is cut in pieces and cooked, but also used in soups or eaten raw in salads. Industrially it is made into deep-frozen products. Properties Kohlrabi stem  ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook
While kohlrabi somewhat resembles the turnip in shape and texture, most of the similarities between these vegetables stop there.Kohlrabi is milder and sweeter in flavor than the turnip and is not a root vegetable. In fact, kohlrabi is the bulbous  ...
Diane Roupe, 2007
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The New Basics Cookbook
Similar to potato pancakes, these kohlrabi cakes have a bite—they're spiked with ginger and hot red pepper. Minted Yogurt Sauce is the refreshing contrast. 4 kohlrabi bulbs % cup chopped scallions (green onions) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 ...
Sheila Lukins, Julee Rosso, 2014
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Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home ...
There are both purple and green varieties of kohlrabi. The purple certainly looks snazzier in the fall garden and is slightly hardier, but under good growing conditions, they both taste about the same. Kohlrabi starts out like any other cabbage ...
Eliot Coleman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOHLRABI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kohlrabi is used in the context of the following news items.
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Products of Siouxland: How can there be acres of crops and nothing …
While most Midwesterners gravitate toward sweet corn, potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes, he's getting some picky eaters to try kohlrabi, Japanese ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Colorado Garden to-do list: Maintenance in the vegetable patch
These heavy feeders include corn, potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi. Give tomatoes, eggplant and ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
In the garden with Urban Harvest: Plan in July for gardening year …
October trans-plants: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, mint, oregano, romanesco hybrids, rosemary, sage and thyme. October seeds ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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KELOLAND.com | Farmers' Market Coming To Downtown Sioux …
We sell everything from kohlrabi to sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes, beans," Nancy Kirstein of The Good Earth farm said. But now you ... «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
5
Those items on the menu? Why, they're right out here in the garden
... cauliflower (the root marrow is sautéed and glazed), celery root (he makes chips with the leaves), kohlrabi, Charentais melons, asparagus, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
Jeff Lowenfels: Don't relax outdoors too long; there's work to do in …
On the vegetable and herb side, lettuces, mint, radish and early-planted kohlrabi are ready for harvest. The mints will be in flower and these are ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian: A 1922 home near Kansas Speedway …
Andrea has planted a half acre garden with tomatoes, peppers, squash, cabbage, turnips, beets, kohlrabi and potatoes. She has also planted ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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The produce floodgates are open
Tomatoes, green beans, snap peas, peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini, kohlrabi, cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, beets, cucumbers... that's in ... «Herald Review, Jul 15»
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Take the pledge, buy local produce
Not sure what to do with Swiss chard or kohlrabi? Download the latest version of the annual Buy Local cookbook. Back issues also are ... «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»
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HANDS-ON GARDENER: Let's Talk About Weeds: A Tale of …
Plant closer than the seed packets suggest and interplant with fast growing crops like radishes, kohlrabi, lettuce and arugula to take up the ... «Montpelier Bridge, Jul 15»

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