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celeriac

celeriac

1 8.0
A round bumpy root vegetable that tastes like celery and is eaten cooked or raw
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛl.ə.ri.æk/
translation icon : apio nabo
  • After peeling the celeriac, chop it into small cubes and add it to the salad for extra flavor.
  • carrots and celeriac
  • Celeriac and potatoes
  • celeriac and parsnip

Examples

  • You can make a delicious soup by combining celeriac, onion, and garlic in a pot.

  • For my main course, I ate seared Arctic char served over celeriac puree with Brussels sprouts.

    Blog text (10)

  • Turnips, celeriac, potatoes.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Celeriac, rosemary, thyme.

    Ladyhawke (1985)

  • Carrots, sweet potato, yams, turnips, rutabaga, beetroot, parsnips, celeriac, edamame,

    Blog text (18)

  • Celeriac makes a great addition to root vegetable medleys when roasted in the oven.

Synonyms

celery root
vsceleriac
3 3.2

A large bumpy root vegetable with a mild celery taste used in cooking

is the standard kitchen name rather than this descriptive phrase
root celery
vsceleriac
5.1

A vegetable with a large, round root that people eat instead of potatoes

is the common food name rather than this variant label
turnip-rooted celery
vsceleriac
  • UK
8.4

A vegetable like celery with a large round root eaten cooked or raw

is the everyday name rather than this descriptive term
knob celery
vsceleriac
  • US
7.1

A vegetable with a large round root used in cooking for soups and stews

is the common culinary name rather than this varietal label
Apium graveolens rapaceum
vsceleriac
  • Specialized
9.9

A vegetable with a large, round edible root that tastes like celery and is used in soups and stews

is the everyday food name rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

celeriac singular
celeriacs plural

Morphology

celeriac = celery (semi-transparent) = celeri + iac

Formed from 'celery' + the suffix '-iac' meaning 'related to', but the specific botanical meaning 'a root vegetable grown for its edible root' is a specialized term and the orthographic change (celery -> celeri-) may obscure the relation for learners.

Etymology

The word celeriac is basically 'celery root' and comes from celery plus the French word rave, meaning 'turnip' or 'root'. That's why the name fits: it is a knobbly root vegetable with a celery-like flavour.