SWEDE


Meaning of SWEDE in English

/ swiːd/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE ru·ta·baga ) ( ScotE tur·nip ) noun

[ C , U ] a large round yellow root vegetable

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Swede , being first introduced into Scotland from Sweden in 1781–2.

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