kohlrabi means brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
kohlrabi is pronounced /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).
noun
- Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.