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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swede /swiːd/ n - 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
Also called (for senses 1, 2): Swedish turnip, (US and Canadian) rutabaga Etymology: 19th Century: so called after being introduced into Scotland from Sweden in the 18th century Swede /swid/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person born or living in Sweden.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Swede (swēd),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa native or inhabitant of Sweden.
- British Terms(l.c.) [Chiefly Brit.]a rutabaga.
- Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schwede; compare Old English Swēon (plural), Old Norse Svēar, Svīar, Medieval Latin Suiōnes
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Swede /swiːd/ n - a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Sweden
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