turnip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From turnepe, probably from turn (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + Middle English nepe, from Old English næp, from Latin napus.^[1]

Cognate to neep; see also parsnip.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɜːr.nɪp/
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[edit] Noun

turnip (plural turnips)

1. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
2. (Scottish, Irish, Cornish, Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.

[edit] Synonyms

Brassica rapa

• summer turnip
• swede (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland)
• tumshie (Scotland)
• white turnip (Cornwall, Scotland)

[edit] Derived terms

• fall off the turnip truck

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• rutabaga
• swede
• turnip greens

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “turnip” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001