rutabaga

English

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Alternative forms

• ruta-baga

Etymology

1799, from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root”) +‎ bagge (“bag”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈrutəˌbeɪɡə/

Noun

rutabaga roots

rutabaga (plural rutabagas)

1. (North America) the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus
2. (North America) the edible root of this plant

Scientific names

• Brassica napobrassica syn. Brassica napus var. napobrassica

Synonyms

• swede
• Swedish turnip

Translations

edible root

Belarusian: бручка (bručka) f. Chinese: 大頭菜, 大头菜 (dà tóu cài) Czech: tuřín (cs) m. Danish: kålroe (da) Dutch: koolraap (nl) f. Esperanto: napo (eo) Estonian: kaalikas (et) Finnish: lanttu (fi) French: rutabaga (fr) m. German: schwedische Rübe f., Kohlrübe f., Steckrübe f. Japanese: カブハボタン (kabuhabotan), カブカンラン (ja) (kabukanran), ルタバガ (ja) (rutabega) Komi: галанка

Korean: 무 (mu), 나복 (nabok) Latgalian: grīziņs Latvian: kālis (lv) Macedonian: жолто цвекло (mk) (žólto cvéklo) n. Navajo: tséyaa hataałí Norwegian: kålrot (no) Russian: брюква (ru) (brjúkva) f. Scots: swade Scottish: turnip, neep Spanish: colinabo m. Swedish: kålrot (sv) c. Turkish: şalgam (tr)

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French

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʁy.ta.ba.ɡa/

Noun

rutabaga m.

1. swede (yellow root of Brassica napus)

This French entry was created from the translations listed at swede. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see rutabaga in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009