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navew

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/ ˈneɪvjuː /

noun

  1. another name for turnip turnip

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Etymology

Origin of navew

C16: from Old French navel, from Latin nāpus

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List. and G.-V. rapæ—turnips—from rapus, seldom rapa,—a rape, turnip, navew.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

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