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tur·nip

(tûr′nĭp)

1. A widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Brassica rapa) of the mustard family, having a large rounded edible whitish root and edible leaves.

2. The root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

3. Chiefly Northeast US A rutabaga.

[tur-, of unknown origin + English dialectal nepe, turnip (from Middle English, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus).]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

turnip

(ˈtɜːnɪp)

1. (Plants) a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa, of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

2. (Plants) the root of this plant, which is eaten as a vegetable

3. (Plants) any of several similar or related plants

4. (Plants) another name for kohlrabi

Also called (for senses 1, 2): navew

[C16: from earlier turnepe, perhaps from turn (indicating its rounded shape) + nepe, from Latin nāpus turnip; see neep]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tur•nip

(ˈtɜr nɪp)

n.

1. the thick, fleshy root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa, or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga, B. napobrassica, eaten as a vegetable.

2. either of these two plants, the leaves of which are sometimes eaten as a vegetable.

[1525–35; earlier turnep(e)= turn (with reference to its neatly rounded shape) + nepe turnip (Old English nēp, nǣ < Latin nāpus)]

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Noun	1.	turnip - widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root Brassica rapa, white turnip white turnip - white root of a turnip plant turnip greens - tender leaves of young white turnips Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. turnip plant - any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
	2.	turnip - root of any of several members of the mustard family root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts white turnip - white root of a turnip plant rutabaga, yellow turnip, swedish turnip, swede - the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food turnip plant - any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots

Translations

جَذْر اللفْتلِفْتنَبات اللفْت

vodnicetuřín

kålroe

nauris

repa

répa

næpa

rapa

カブ

순무

ropė

rācenis

navetă

repa

rova

หัวผักกาด

şalgam

cây củ cải

芜箐甘蓝萝卜

turnip

[ˈtɜːnɪp] N → nabo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

turnip

[ˈtɜː^rnɪp] n → navet mturn-off [ˈtɜː^rnɒf] n

(= road) → sortie f

it's a real turn-off (= makes you lose interest) (gen) → c'est vraiment rebutant; (sexually) → ça vous coupe carrément l'envie turn of phrase n → style m
to have a nice turn of phrase → savoir tourner un proposturn-on [ˈtɜː^rnɒn] n
It's a turn-on → C'est excitant.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

turnip

n → Rübe f; (= swede) → Steckrübe f; (hum inf, = pocket watch) → Zwiebel f (hum inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

turnip

[ˈtɜːnɪp] n → rapa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

turnip

(təːnip) noun

1. a type of plant with a large round root. a field of turnips.

2. the root used as food. Would you like some turnip?

turnip

→ لِفْت tuřín kålroe Rübe γογγύλι nabo nauris navet repa rapa カブ 순무 raap nepe rzepa nabo репа rova หัวผักกาด şalgam cây củ cải 芜箐甘蓝

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