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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTurnip
/ˈtɜːr.nɪp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A round, fleshy root vegetable with white or purple-skinned flesh, widely grown as food and for livestock.
"The farmer harvested a fresh batch of turnips to prepare a hearty winter stew." - 2
Informally, a dull, stupid, or foolish person.
"Stop acting like a turnip and pay attention to what I am saying."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'tur-' (likely from Latin 'terra' meaning earth, or an altered form of Old English 'nēp') and '-nep' (from Latin 'napus', meaning turnip). Entering the English lexicon in the 15th century, the word historically denoted the bulbous, edible root vegetable widely cultivated in temperate climates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turnip" is said worldwide
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navet
Transliteration: /na.vɛ/
"Le navet est un légume racine riche en vitamines."
Rübe
Transliteration: /ˈʁyːbə/
"In dem Eintopf waren Kartoffeln und Rüben."
rapa
Transliteration: /ˈra.pa/
"Ho comprato delle rape fresche al mercato."
nabo
Transliteration: /ˈna.βo/
"El nabo es un ingrediente común en muchas sopas tradicionales."
nabo
Transliteration: /ˈna.bu/
"Ele plantou nabos na horta do fundo."
शलजम
Transliteration: shaljam
"शलजम का सूप सर्दियों में बहुत अच्छा होता है।"
芜菁
Transliteration: wú jīng
"我们在菜园里种了一些芜菁。"
순무
Transliteration: sunmu
"순무는 아삭아삭하고 맛이 좋습니다."
カブ
Transliteration: kabu
"カブを柔らかくなるまで煮込みます。"
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