Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, uncountable, usually)The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
(Canada, US, uncountable, usually)The edible root of this plant
Kohlrübe, schwedische Rübe, Kohlrübe
брю́кваbrjúkva, брю́кваbrjúkva
a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Examples
4 sentencesWhat am I going to do with rutabagas?
I didn't order any rutabagas.
Are these rutabagas?
The rutabaga is delicious!
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
plant:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
plant:
edible root:
Origin
First attested in 1799, borrowed from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from VästergötlaFirst attested in 1799, borrowed from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root”) + bagge (“lump, bunch”).
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Forms
plural: rutabagasSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food:swedeswedish turnipyellow turnip
- a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root:turnip cabbageswedeSwedish turniprutabaga plantBrassica napus napobrassica
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable