kohlrabi
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊlˌrɑːbi/
- Later in the fall, an old German fellow sells pale green, baseball-sized kohlrabi that never get tough.
- carrots and kohlrabi
- kohlrabi and beets
- kohlrabi and radishes
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Examples
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Until tonight, I had never had kohlrabi—this post made me interested enough to go buy some.
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Now, for variation, I often eat my thinly sliced raw kohlrabi dipped in good quality soy sauce.
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I had never heard of kohlrabi until I read this post.
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My mother would prepare kohlrabi in a white cream sauce.
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Now I actively seek kohlrabi out at the farmer's market where three varieties are available.
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I just bought some kohlrabi, and the leaves have a distinct tea-rose smell.
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By the way, we also cut kohlrabi into batons to eat raw with dip.
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The second recipe I made with kohlrabi was a delicious beef rib soup.
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The farm produces sunflowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, kohlrabi, Swiss chard, and peppers.
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She decided to make a salad with fresh kohlrabi, slicing it thinly for a crunchy texture.
Synonyms
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A vegetable from the mustard family like cabbage or broccoli that people eat
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A vegetable with a round thick stem you can eat cooked or raw
A vegetable with a round, thick stem you can eat raw or cooked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kohlrabi comes from German parts kohl 'cabbage' and rübe 'turnip', so it literally means 'cabbage turnip'. This gives a clear image: it is a plant in the cabbage family with a thick, round, edible stem like a turnip, which is why we call it kohlrabi.