A term of endearment? Well the French use many terms of endearment. I’ve never heard of a “schobe”, but the only term of endearment that translates into a vegetable that I know is “chou” (the French word for cabbage). “Mon chou” or “mon petit chou” (my little cabbage) are used to mean something like “my dear”. The phrase “un bout de chou” refers to a small child.