noun

turnip

turnip, swede

I added some turnip to the stew.

I added some turnip to the stew.

He grows turnips in his garden.

He grows turnips in his garden.

((sth.)) to eat a turnip I don't like to eat turnips.

Synonyms: root vegetable

Origin is uncertain, but possibly a compound of 'turn' (referring to its round shape) and 'neep', an old word for turnip.

Imagine you have to 'turn up' this vegetable from the ground.

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