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TURN-ip/ˈtɜːnɪp/

A turnip is a round root vegetable, usually white or pale inside, cooked in stews and mash. In England a swede is the larger yellow-fleshed root; in parts of Scotland turnip can mean that yellow one — a regional mix-up worth learning. Countable: a turnip. Peel and chop.

Meaning

A round white root vegetable, often cooked in stews.

Examples

• “Add a chopped turnip to the stew with the carrots.”
• “Turnip and potato mash goes well with sausages.”
• “Raw turnip in a lunchbox is unusual; most people cook it.”

Good to know

a turnip (usually white flesh in England). Contrast: a swede (yellow; US rutabaga). Regional: Scotland may use turnip for swede.

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