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- [tur-nip]
- /ˈtɜr nɪp/
- /ˈtɜː.nɪp/
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- [tur-nip]
- /ˈtɜr nɪp/
Definitions of turnip word
- noun turnip the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga. 1
- noun turnip the plant itself. 1
- noun turnip the root of this plant used as a vegetable. 1
- noun turnip vegetable 1
- variable noun turnip A turnip is a round vegetable with a greenish-white skin that is the root of a crop. 0
- noun turnip a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa, of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
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Origin of turnip
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; earlier turnep(e), equivalent to turn (with reference to its neatly rounded shape) + nepe neep
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Parts of speech for Turnip
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pronoun
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turnip popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turnip usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turnip
noun turnip
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- clock — A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.
- digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- hourglass — an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
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