Swede

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1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Scientific names 1.2.3 Translations

English

Proper noun

Swede (Swedes)

1. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

Derived terms

• Swedish

Related terms

• Sweden

Translations

• Breton: Svedad m
• Bulgarian: швед m, шведка f
• Finnish: ruostalainen
• French: Suédois m, Suédoise f
• German: Schwede m, Schwedin f
• Greek: Σουηδός m, Σουηδή f
• Polish: Szwed m, Szwedka f
• Portuguese: sueco m, sueca f
• Spanish: sueco m, sueca f
• Swedish: svensk (males, or if gender is not important), svenska (females, only if gender is important)

Noun

swede (swedes)

1. (mainly UK) A plant (Brassica napus), a kind of turnip, grown for the edible underground part of its stem (often considered to be, but not in fact, its root).
2. (mainly UK) The fleshy part of stem of the swede, eaten as a vegetable.

Synonyms

(US and Canada) rutabaga (1, 2)

Scientific names

• Brassica napus

Translations

• Breton: irvin-saoz collective noun (1, 2)
• French: rutabaga m, chou-navet m (1, 2)
• German: Kohlrübe f (both senses?)
• Polish: rzepak m
• Swedish: kålrot c (1)