Swede
[ sweed ]
/ swid /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Sweden.
(lowercase)Chiefly British. a rutabaga.
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Origin of Swede
1580–90; <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schwede; compare Old English Swēon (plural), Old Norse Svēar, Svīar,Medieval Latin Suiōnes
Words nearby Swede
sweat sock, sweat suit, sweatweed, sweaty, Swed., Swede, Sweden, Swedenborg, Swedenborgian, Swedenborgianism, swedger
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British Dictionary definitions for Swede (1 of 2)
swede
/ (swiːd) /
noun
a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
the root of this plant
NZ a slang word for head (def. 1)
Also called (for senses 1, 2): Swedish turnip, (US and Canadian) rutabaga
Word Origin for swede
C19: so called after being introduced into Scotland from Sweden in the 18th century
British Dictionary definitions for Swede (2 of 2)
Swede
/ (swiːd) /
noun
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Sweden
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