turnip

English - Turkish

Definition of turnip in English Turkish dictionary: {i} şalgam; {i} cep saati; Brassica rapa; turp
turnip cabbage: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) alabaş
turnip bed: şalgam dikme
turnip cabbage: şalgam lahanası
turnip cabbage: şalgam lâhanası
turnip greens: şalgam
turnip aphid: şalgam yaprakbiti
turnip beetle: şalgam biti
turnip butterfly: şalgam kelebeği
turnip field: (Tarım) şalgamlık
turnip louse: şalgam yaprakbiti
turnip sawfly: şalgam yaprakarısı
Russia turnip: şalgam
white turnip: beyaz şalgam
see under turnip: şalgam altında görmek
Russian turnip: şalgam
swede turnip: şalgam
swedish turnip: sarı şalgam [brit.]

English - English

Definition of turnip in English English dictionary: The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle; The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus; {n} the name of a good well known root; root of any of several members of the mustard family widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root; The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant Brassica campestris, var; A turnip is a round vegetable with a greenish-white skin that is the root of a crop. Hardy biennial plant in the mustard family, cultivated for its fleshy roots and tender leaves. There are two species, the turnip proper (Brassica rapa) and the Swedish turnip, or rutabaga. The true turnip probably originated in middle and eastern Asia and spread by cultivation throughout the temperate zone. Both species are cool-season crops. Turnips develop rapidly enough to have an early-spring or late-summer seeding produce a crop before, respectively, extremes of summer or late-fall weather occur; root of any of several members of the mustard family; Napus; also, the plant itself; Shaljam; A cool-weather, white-fleshed root vegetable that is easy to grow The so-called "yellow turnip" is actually a rutabaga Choose smaller turnips because young turnips have a delicate, somewhat sweet flavor that becomes stronger with age; {i} either of two similar plants with flowers of four petals and with a fleshy root of white or yellow color; root of this plant used as a vegetable; widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root; a white coloured root vegetable; turmit
turnip greens: The edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa)
turnip head: a foolish person
'None of your fooling, Joe,' said the latter gruffly, re-entering at the moment; 'this one isn't one of your sort, you turnip-head,' he continued.
turnip juice: Turnip juice is a popular beverage of southern Turkey, originating from Adana. Although its Turkish name şalgam suyu (or shortened, şalgam) does literally mean "turnip juice", it is, in fact, the juice of purple carrot pickles, heavily salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip (şalgam) and fermented in barrels. It is traditionally served cold in large glasses with long slices of pickled carrots, called tane. Hot paprika relish is added just before drinking. Hot or regular, it's a popular drink with Adana Kebab
turnip bed: a bed in which turnips are growing
turnip cabbage: fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
turnip cabbage: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
turnip greens: there are two types of turnip greens: those grown solely for the leaves and do not form a root ball, and the young tender tops of turnips; both have a slightly sweet flavor when young
turnip greens: A strong-flavored green, turnip greens have long been popular in the South Turnip greens may be boiled, steamed, or stir-fried In the South, they're often cooked with salt pork or ham hocks and are almost always served with cornbread Recipe: Basic Southern-Style Greens
turnip greens: tender leaves of young white turnips
turnip greens: The green tops of the turnip plant These greens start out slightly sweet, but become stronger-tasting and tougher with age These greens may be served boiled, sautéed, steamed, or stir-fried
turnip plant: any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
fall off the turnip truck: To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person
Doesn't it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who just fell off the turnip truck?.
fell off the turnip truck: Simple past of fall off the turnip truck
The turnip: swede
turnips: plural of turnip
white turnip: white root of a turnip plant

turnip

Hyphenation

tur·nip

Turkish pronunciation

tırnıp

Synonyms

summer turnip, swede, tumshie, white turnip

Pronunciation

/ˈtərnəp/ /ˈtɜrnəp/

Etymology

() From turnepe, probably from turn (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + Middle English nepe, from Old English næp, from Latin napus.“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 Cognate to neep; see also parsnip.