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yellow turnip

yellow turnip

3.0
A large yellow root vegetable people eat cooked or mashed
  • noun
  • /ˈjɛloʊ ˈtɜrnɪp/
translation icon : nabo amarillo
  • Mashed yellow turnip is a popular side dish in many northern countries.

Examples

  • The soup included diced yellow turnip along with carrots and potatoes.

  • The yellow turnips were on sale this week.

  • At the market, she bought a large yellow turnip for tonight's stew.

  • I bought a fresh yellow turnip at the market.

  • At the market, she bought a large yellow turnip for tonight's stew.

  • Mashed yellow turnip is a popular side dish in many northern countries.

  • The soup included diced yellow turnip along with carrots and potatoes.

Synonyms

rutabaga
vsyellow turnip
  • US
9 7.2

A large round root vegetable like a turnip with yellow flesh eaten as food

is the same root term but is a different common name
swede
vsyellow turnip
  • UK
5.2

A large round root vegetable with yellowish inside used for cooking

is the same but focuses on the edible root rather than the plant name
Swedish turnip
vsyellow turnip
  • US
4.4

A large round yellow root vegetable also called rutabaga

is the name that describes the root specifically as food
Brassica napus napobrassica
vsyellow turnip
  • Specialized
9.9

A root vegetable with a large yellow bulb that you can eat, called rutabaga or swede

is the common food name that focuses on the edible root

Surface Forms

yellow turnip singular
yellow turnips plural

Morphology

yellow + turnip

The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'yellow' (a color) modifies 'turnip' (a root vegetable), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a turnip that is yellow. This adjectival modification pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, though the specific botanical nuance (rutabaga vs. turnip) is a finer lexical distinction.

Etymology

Yellow turnip is a simple name that creates a clear picture: a large, yellow root that looks like a turnip. People put yellow (the colour) with turnip (the root vegetable) so the phrase tells you which kind of turnip it is and that it is used as 'food'.