English Explanatory Dictionary

swede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  2. The plant from which this is obtained.
  3. The turnip.
  4. The head.
verb
  1. To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
noun
  1. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
  2. A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

Pronunciation

/swiːd/ En-au-swede.ogg

Word forms

swede swedes sweding sweded

Etymology

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

Synonyms

rutabaga neep yellow turnip winter turnip

Related words

Sweden

Derived words

swede midge Swedey Finland-Swede Finland Swede swede Swedeland Swedeling Swedesburg Swedish Swedishness Swedistan
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