Rutabaga Definition

ro͝otə-bāgə, ro͝otə-, ro͝otə-bāgə, ro͝otə-
rutabagas
noun
rutabagas
A turniplike plant (Brassica napobrassica) of the crucifer family, with a large, yellow root.
Webster's New World
This edible root.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Brassica napus napobrassica
  • rutabaga plant
  • swedish turnip
  • swede
  • turnip cabbage
  • yellow turnip

Other Word Forms of Rutabaga

Noun

Singular:
rutabaga
Plural:
rutabagas

Origin of Rutabaga

  • Swedish dialectal rotabagge rot root (from Old Norse rōt wrād- in Indo-European roots) bagge bag (from Old Norse baggi)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 1799, from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root") +"Ž bagge (“bag").

    From Wiktionary

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