Swede

Pronunciation

• IPA: /swiːd/
• Homophones: Swede

Origin

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

Full definition of swede

Noun

1. (chiefly British) 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

Anagrams

• sewed, weeds