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turnip

/ˈtɜːnəp/TUR-nuhp
/ˈtɝnəp/TUR-nuhp

Meaningturnip

Common meaning: round edible root vegetable

Journey through time

  1. Latinnapus‘turnip’source
  2. Middle Englishnepe‘turnip’source
  3. Englishturnip‘round edible root vegetable’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin napus ‘turnip’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TURNIP, p. 669 · dictionary scan

Roots

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