noun
swede
sweed
Swede (noun) means a large, round root vegetable with yellowish flesh, related to the turnip. Example: “She mashed swede with butter as a side dish.”
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A large, round root vegetable with yellowish flesh, related to the turnip.
"She mashed swede with butter as a side dish."
How to use swede
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA root vegetable similar to a turnip, common in British cooking.
UK vs US
What the British call a "swede" is usually called a "rutabaga" in American English.
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Word forms
- Plural
- swedes
- Third person singular
- swedes
- Past tense
- sweded
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Etymology
Short for "Swedish turnip," so named because Swedish growers introduced the vegetable to England in the 1700s.
Class of 1700
swede joined the language around 1700.
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What does “swede” mean?
The word “swede” means a large, round root vegetable with yellowish flesh, related to the turnip. In plain terms, a root vegetable similar to a turnip, common in British cooking.
How do you pronounce “swede”?
“Swede” is pronounced sweed (/swiːd/ in IPA).
How do you use “swede” in a sentence?
Here is “swede” used in a sentence: “She mashed swede with butter as a side dish.”
What is another word for “swede”?
Words with a similar meaning to “swede” include rutabaga, neep, yellow turnip and winter turnip.
What part of speech is “swede”?
“Swede” is a noun.
Where does the word “swede” come from?
The word “swede” dates back to around 1700 and comes from Swedish. Short for "Swedish turnip," so named because Swedish growers introduced the vegetable to England in the 1700s.
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