Kolache (1896)

[Dennis R. Preston]

Indeed. The English is "Cabbage Root" (although this may be a
calque). Kohrabi is, however, widely used in English and is surely a
"borrowed" word (to continue to be technical).

dInIs

>If you want to get technical, Kohlrabi is actually German, not English (not
>"derived from German").
>
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>
>>  pupek = navel
>>  pupicek = belly-button
>>
>>  We ate kohlrabi, too, but the word's not Czech. The Czech word for
>>  kohlrabi is kedluben. Kohlrabi is English, and it's dervied from German.
>>
>>  -- Steve Kl.
>>

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Dennis R. Preston
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