swede1
/swiːd
/noun
1British A large, round yellow-fleshed root which is eaten as a vegetable. Also called rutabaga in North America.Thicken soups and casseroles with puréed vegetables such as potato, swedes, onions and carrots....
- Root vegetables such as turnips, swedes and potatoes can last for months if kept in the dark.
- Then parsnips, onions, carrots, swedes, chestnuts, haricot beans or split peas, a garlic clove.
2The European plant of the cabbage family which produces the swede.
- Brassica napus, family Cruciferae: ‘napobrassica’ group.
- Farmers are experiencing buoyant demand for cauliflowers, sprouts and swedes as families shop for the freshest, top quality veg to accompany their roast turkey.
- In contrast to California's current Spring bounty, all that is on offer at this time of year are apples, pears, cauliflower, leeks, carrots, purple sprouting, cabbages, swedes and a few sprouts.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Swede, being first introduced into Scotland from Sweden in 1781–2.
Swede2
/swiːd/noun
A native or inhabitant of Sweden, or a person of Swedish descent.Over here there's a few Swedes and Finns discussing strategy in their native tongues....
- The Swedes and Finns have been harvesting forest biomass to use as energy since the 1970s.
- The competition for the purest vodka is now a two-horse race between the Swedes and the Finns.
Origin
From Middle Low German and Middle Dutch Swēde, probably from Old Norse Svíthjóth, from Svíar 'Swedes' + thjóth 'people'.
Rhymes
- Briggs, Henry
- bright
- bright and early
- bright-colored
- bright-coloured
- brighten
- bright-eyed
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- brightish
- Bright, John
- bright lights
- brightly
- brightness
- Brighton
- Brighton Beach
- Bright's disease
- bright spark
- bright spot
- brightwork
- bright young thing
- Brigid
- Brigid, St
- brill
- brilliance
- brilliancy