turnip en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʌɾnɪp/ (Scotland)
- /ˈtøːnɪp/ (Wales)
- /ˈteːnɪp/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /ˈtɝ.nɪp/ (US)
- /ˈtəːnɪp/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈtɜːnɪp/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtøːnəp/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtɛːnɪp/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /ˈtɝ.nəp/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English turnepe, probably from turn + Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus. The component turn may be due to the round shape of the plant as though turned on a lathe, or because it must be turned and twisted to be harvested. Cognate to neep. See also parsnip.
Meanings
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The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
The ancient Roman gastronomists considered the turnip, when prepared in the following manner, a dish fit for epicures: "After boiling, extract the water from them, and season with cummin, rue, or benzoin, pounded in a mortar; afterward add honey, vinegar, gravy, and boiled grapes. Allow the whole to simmer, and serve."
1892, Ella Eaton Kellogg, “Vegetables”, in Science in the Kitchen: A Scientific Treatise on Food Substances and Their Dietetic Properties, Together with a Practical Explanation of the Principles of Healthful Cookery, and a Large Number of Original, Palatable, and Wholesome Recipes, Revised edition, Michigan: Health Publishing Company, page 240:In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself.
1969, Robert Farrar Capon, “Living Water”, in The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection:
- (Atlantic-Canada, Cornwall, Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, qualifier:Manitoba) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- (Hong-Kong) The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, broadly) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated) Clipping of turnip watch
alt of turnip watch
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(slang) A fool or simpleton.
You absolute turnip, you. Hannah replaced the clipboard in her lap and pretended to write Very Serious notes. Thank God it was dark in the rear of the studio. No one could see the tomato-colored tidal wave surging up her neck.
2022, Tessa Bailey, Hook, Line, and Sinker:"Dost thou not believe, thou twittering turnip?"
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnips | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| turnep | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
turnip for the books · Turnip yellow mosaic virus · German turnip · turnipy · turnippy · squeeze blood out of a turnip · turnipwood · turnip-headed · fall off the turnip truck · blood from a turnip · turnip tops · get blood from a turnip · turnip shell · Indian turnip · turnip sawfly · turnip moth · turnip watch · turnip-rooted parsley · Swedish turnip · turnip for the book · turnipweed · turnipless · turnip flea beetle · turnip cake · turncurtovirus · turnip head · St. Anthony's turnip · squeeze blood from a turnip · turnip-cabbage · prairie turnip · get blood out of a turnip · turnip fly · turniplike
Descendants
Relateds
turnip greens · swede · rutabaga · neep
Synonyms
rutabaga (Brassica napus) · swede (Brassica napus) · daikon (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) · summer turnip (Brassica rapa) · tumshie (Brassica napus) · white turnip (Brassica rapa)
Translations (152)
ca nap (white root of Brassica rapa) · chr ᏓᏈᏌᏂ (white root of Brassica rapa) · mrj ревӹ (white root of Brassica rapa) · dsb rěpa (white root of Brassica rapa) · nv niłtsínii bikétłʼóól dijoolí (white root of Brassica rapa) · lij rava (white root of Brassica rapa) · lv rācenis (white root of Brassica rapa) · sq rrikë (white root of Brassica rapa) · kw turnypen (white root of Brassica rapa) · pl cebula (large, head pocket watch) · de Stoppelrübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · th หัวผักกาด (white root of Brassica rapa) · uk рі́па (white root of Brassica rapa) · da majroe (white root of Brassica rapa) · pa ਗੋਂਗਲੂ (white root of Brassica rapa) · fr navet (white root of Brassica rapa) · be рэ́пка (white root of Brassica rapa) · kmr şêlim (white root of Brassica rapa) · nl knolraap (white root of Brassica rapa) · fur râv (white root of Brassica rapa) · ajp لفت (white root of Brassica rapa) · fi nauris (white root of Brassica rapa) · ks گۄگٕج (white root of Brassica rapa) · la rāpum (white root of Brassica rapa) · fo mairót (white root of Brassica rapa) · my မုန်လာဉဝါ (white root of Brassica rapa) · an napo (white root of Brassica rapa) · nds Rööv (white root of Brassica rapa) · nrf navet (white root of Brassica rapa) · mg anambe (white root of Brassica rapa) · cs vodnice (white root of Brassica rapa) · hy շաղգամ (white root of Brassica rapa) · arz لفت (white root of Brassica rapa) · vec rava (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Weiße Rübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · be рэ́па (white root of Brassica rapa) · tl pulang singkamas (white root of Brassica rapa) · tk şalgam (white root of Brassica rapa) · el γογγύλι (white root of Brassica rapa) · ary لفت (white root of Brassica rapa) · uz sholgʻom (white root of Brassica rapa) · ko 순무 (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Rübsamen (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Mairübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · ota شلغم (white root of Brassica rapa) · hu tarlórépa (white root of Brassica rapa) · sv majrova (white root of Brassica rapa) · sl repa (white root of Brassica rapa) · nb nepe (white root of Brassica rapa) · mi tōnapi (white root of Brassica rapa) · pdt Reew (white root of Brassica rapa) · ja 蕪菜 (white root of Brassica rapa) · mg nave (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Zwiebel (large, head pocket watch) · ru ре́па (white root of Brassica rapa) · sdh شەلەم (white root of Brassica rapa) · az şalğam (white root of Brassica rapa) · mhr реве (white root of Brassica rapa) · fur raùç (white root of Brassica rapa) · mk ре́па (white root of Brassica rapa) · ba шалҡан (white root of Brassica rapa) · ru ре́пка (white root of Brassica rapa) · ka ბოლოკი (white root of Brassica rapa) · si ටර්නිප් (white root of Brassica rapa) · fur râf (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Herbstrübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · kw ervinen (white root of Brassica rapa) · gsw Rääbe (white root of Brassica rapa) · kw ervin (white root of Brassica rapa) · oc nap (white root of Brassica rapa) · frp râva (white root of Brassica rapa) · et naeris (white root of Brassica rapa) · ckb شێلِم (white root of Brassica rapa) · mk ре́пка (white root of Brassica rapa) · izh nagris (white root of Brassica rapa) · gd snèap (white root of Brassica rapa) · kpv сёркни (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Teltower Rübchen (white root of Brassica rapa) · hi शलगम (white root of Brassica rapa) · ru турне́пс (white root of Brassica rapa) · ro navetă (white root of Brassica rapa) · hu fehérrépa (white root of Brassica rapa) · ur شلغم (white root of Brassica rapa) · fi turnipsi (white root of Brassica rapa) · tg шалғам (white root of Brassica rapa) · hi शलजम (white root of Brassica rapa) · sh repa (white root of Brassica rapa) · ky шалкан (white root of Brassica rapa) · kk шалқан (white root of Brassica rapa) · kw routabaga (white root of Brassica rapa) · vo navät (white root of Brassica rapa) · fi taskunauris (large, head pocket watch) · tl puting singkamas (white root of Brassica rapa) · la nāpus (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Bayrische Rübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · sv rova (white root of Brassica rapa) · ga tornapa (white root of Brassica rapa) · es bunio (white root of Brassica rapa) · bo ཉུང་མ (white root of Brassica rapa) · ur شلجم (white root of Brassica rapa) · io napo (white root of Brassica rapa) · sh репа (white root of Brassica rapa) · es grelo (white root of Brassica rapa) · nn nepe (white root of Brassica rapa) · pms rava (white root of Brassica rapa) · pa ਸ਼ਲਗਮ (white root of Brassica rapa) · sk vodnica (white root of Brassica rapa) · vi cây củ cải (white root of Brassica rapa) · ja 蕪 (white root of Brassica rapa) · mi kōrau (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Rübsen (white root of Brassica rapa) · acw لِفْت (white root of Brassica rapa) · sk repa (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Wasserrübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · de Speiserübe (white root of Brassica rapa) · gl nabo (white root of Brassica rapa) · es nabo (white root of Brassica rapa) · es coyocho (white root of Brassica rapa) · it rapa (white root of Brassica rapa) · ky шалгам (white root of Brassica rapa) · wa navea (white root of Brassica rapa) · pl rzepa (white root of Brassica rapa) · ro nap (white root of Brassica rapa) · izh turnus (white root of Brassica rapa) · mt ġidra (white root of Brassica rapa) · pt nabo (white root of Brassica rapa) · fa شلغم (white root of Brassica rapa) · lo ຫົວຜັກເທີນິຟ (white root of Brassica rapa) · nl raap (white root of Brassica rapa) · cv ҫарӑк (white root of Brassica rapa) · uk рі́пка (white root of Brassica rapa) · si එළවලු වර්ගයක් (white root of Brassica rapa) · bn শালগম (white root of Brassica rapa) · ar لِفْت (white root of Brassica rapa) · grc γογγυλίς (white root of Brassica rapa) · vi củ cải (white root of Brassica rapa) · scn rapa (white root of Brassica rapa) · ka თალგამი (white root of Brassica rapa) · bg ря́па (white root of Brassica rapa) · fo hvítarót (white root of Brassica rapa) · ang nǣp (white root of Brassica rapa) · ja 菘 (white root of Brassica rapa) · mn манжин (white root of Brassica rapa) · tr şalgam (white root of Brassica rapa) · lt ropė (white root of Brassica rapa) · bho शलजम (white root of Brassica rapa) · cmn 蕪菁 /芜菁 (white root of Brassica rapa) · udm сяртчы (white root of Brassica rapa) · is næpa (white root of Brassica rapa) · fi rehunauris (white root of Brassica rapa) · eo rapo (white root of Brassica rapa) · he לֶפֶת (white root of Brassica rapa)