Main Entry:

kohl·ra·bi

Pronunciation:

\kōl-ˈrä-bē also -ˈra-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural kohl·ra·bies

Etymology:

German, from Italian cavolo rapa, from cavolo cabbage + rapa turnip

Date:

1807

: a cabbage (Brassica oleracea gongylodes) having a greatly enlarged, fleshy, turnip-shaped edible stem ; also : its stem used as a vegetable