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RAD-ish/ˈrædɪʃ/

A radish is a small round (or long) red vegetable with a white inside and a hot, peppery taste. Countable: a radish, radishes. A carrot is orange and sweeter; a tomato is also red but is a fruit and softer. Often eaten raw in salad. Mix-up: reddish (a bit red) — extra e, an adjective.

Meaning

A small round red vegetable with a hot taste, often eaten in salad.

Examples

• “He put a radish in the salad.”
• “Slice the radish thinly for the salad.”
• “This radish is too hot for the baby.”

Good to know

a radish / radishes. Contrast: carrot (orange), tomato (softer fruit). Mix-up: reddish.

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