swede

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a native or inhabitant of Sweden
  2. noun a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
  3. noun the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food

Etymology

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

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