knolkool, noun

/ˈknɔlkʊəl//ˈknɔlkuəl/
Forms:
knohlkole, knol koolShow more Also knohlkole, knol kool, nole-kole.
Plurals:
unchanged.
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, from Dutch, knol tuber, turnip + kool cabbage.
obsolescent
Note:
‘Nol-kole..is the usual Anglo-Indian name of a vegetable a good deal grown in India.’ (Yule & Burnell, Hobson-Jobson, 1886, p.830); and see OED entry at noll-kholl.
The turnip-cabbage or kohl-rabi, Brassica oleracea variety caulopa. Also Englished form knol-cole.
1833 S. Afr. Almanac & Dir. p.lixAbout the full moon plant out onions, cabbage, lettuce, knolcole, leeks, celery, and potatoes.
1893 J.F. Sewell Private Diary (1983) 140Old Catherine brought me..mulberries and knohlkole (Brussels sprouts).
1910 S. Afr. ‘Inquire Within’ (Cape Times) 92Cabbage, knol kool, beet, onion, parsnip and lettuce to be sown this month (sc. in July), care to be taken that the seeds are colonial.
1913 A. Glossop Barnes’s S. Afr. Hsehold Guide 274Broad beans, beet.., knol-kohl, lettuce..may still be sown.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 341Nole-kole,..Toward the root the stalk of this vegetable expands into a turnip-like mass, which is the edible part.
1950 H. Gerber Cape Cookery 101Knolkool (Kohlrabi), These look like purple or green turnips with leaves sprouting from the sides and top. Both the green leaves and the thick parts are used.
The turnip-cabbage or kohl-rabi, Brassica oleracea variety caulopa. Also Englished form knol-cole.
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