swede
swede Lexical Profile
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• noun
A native or inhabitant of Sweden, or a person of Swedish descent. (Note: Always capitalized as 'Swede' in this context).
"The famous botanist Carl Linnaeus was a Swede who formalized the modern system of naming organisms."
British A large, round, yellow-fleshed root vegetable that is a cross between a cabbage and a turnip; known as a rutabaga in North America.
"For Sunday dinner, she prepared a traditional roast with mashed swede and carrots."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Commonwealth English, the lowercase 'swede' refers to the yellow root vegetable known in North America as a 'rutabaga', while in all dialects the capitalized 'Swede' refers to a person from Sweden.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German 'Swede' or Middle Dutch 'Swede'. The agricultural term is a 19th-century shortening of 'Swedish turnip', introduced to Britain from Sweden.
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