n.
Pronunciation: k ō l- ' rä-b ē also - ' ra-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -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