swede

Swede.
See also Swede

English

Etymology

From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.

Pronunciation

Noun

swede (plural swedes)

  1. (chiefly UK) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  2. The plant from which this is obtained.
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.

Synonyms

  • (plant): rutabaga (US, Canada)
  • (vegetable): rutabaga (US, Canada), neep (Scotland), yellow turnip (US), winter turnip

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