parsnip
noun /ˈpɑːsnɪp/
/ˈpɑːrsnɪp/
[countable, uncountable]- a long pale yellow root vegetableTopics Foodc2
enlarge imageWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca (related to pastinare ‘dig and trench the ground’). The change in the ending was due to association with neep.
