Definition of KOHLRABI

kohlrabi

Plural: kohlrabies, kohlrabis

Noun

  • A variety of cabbage with an edible, turnip-like stem.
  • plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
  • fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
  • Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

Examples

  • He finally got rid of a troublesome ’K’ by playing KOHLRABI, a word as unique as its taste.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

Brassica oleracea gongylodes, turnip cabbage, nol-kole

Scrabble Score: 17

kohlrabi: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
kohlrabi: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kohlrabi: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

kohlrabi: valid Words With Friends Word