rutabaga
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rutabaga
- /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/ US
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First attested in 1799, borrowed from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root”) + bagge (“lump, bunch”).
noun rutabagas · ruta-baga
- The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica They were both too hungry to wait for the yams and rutabagas to bake, so tonight they would have the frozen White Castle minicheeseburgers that Mr. Van Buren had won a year's supply of just before he passed away.
- The edible root of this plant Sometimes your royal dogs tear down our thatch, And then we seek the shelter of a ditch; Hog-wash or grains, or ruta-baga, none Has yet been ours since your reign begun.
Similar: swede, Swedish turnip
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noun
Similar: swede, Swedish turnip
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noun plant
| Español | nabo sueco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무 mu, 나복 nabok |
| 日本語 | カブハボタン kabuhabotan |
| Português | rutabaga |
| Français | rutabaga, chou-navet |
| Deutsch | Kohlrübe |
| Italiano | ravizzone |
| Русский | брю́ква brjúkva |
noun edible root
| Español | colinabo, nabo sueco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무 mu, 나복 nabok |
| 日本語 | カブハボタン kabuhabotan, カブカンラン kabukanran, ルタバガ rutabaga |
| 中文 | 蕪菁甘藍 /芜菁甘蓝 wújīnggānlán |
| Português | rutabaga, colza, nabo da Suécia, couve-nabiça, couve-nabo |
| Français | rutabaga, chou-navet |
| Deutsch | schwedische Rübe, Kohlrübe, Steckrübe |
| Italiano | ravizzone |
| Ελληνικά | γουλί goulí |
| Română | nap suedez, nap |
| Русский | брю́ква brjúkva |
Talk about this word "rutabaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rutabaga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rutabaga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rutabaga "rutabaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rutabaga.Cite this
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title = {rutabaga},
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