/ niːp; NAmE / noun
( ScotE , informal ) a swede (= a large round yellow root vegetable) :
neeps and tatties
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English nǣp , from Latin napus .
/ niːp; NAmE / noun
( ScotE , informal ) a swede (= a large round yellow root vegetable) :
neeps and tatties
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English nǣp , from Latin napus .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005