Swede

[ sweed ]

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Sweden.

  2. (lowercase)Chiefly British. a rutabaga.

Origin of Swede

1
1580–90; <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schwede; compare Old English Swēon (plural), Old Norse Svēar, Svīar,Medieval Latin Suiōnes

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British Dictionary definitions for swede (1 of 2)

swede

/ (swiːd) /


noun
  1. 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)

  2. the root of this plant

  1. NZ a slang word for head (def. 1)

Origin of swede

1
C19: so called after being introduced into Scotland from Sweden in the 18th century
  • Also called (for senses 1, 2): Swedish turnip, (US and Canadian) rutabaga

British Dictionary definitions for Swede (2 of 2)

Swede

/ (swiːd) /


noun
  1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Sweden

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