Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rutabaga

/ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: rutaba-ga
IPA: /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

noun

The edible root of this plant

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Chipper […] understood how his entire dinner might be scarfabl' in no time, his duties discharged and his freedom regained, and he actually picked up his fork and made a pass at the craggy wad of rutabaga […]"
"American kids ate very odd things in the 19th century. Spicy sauces and vinegary pickles. Shellfish and organ meats. Beets, rutabagas, collards."

Etymology

First attested in 1799, borrowed from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root”) + bagge (“lump, bunch”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1799

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rot
Suffix: bagge

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rutabagas (plural) ruta-baga (alternative)

Synonyms

swede Swedish turnip yellow turnip turnip cabbage rutabaga plant brassica napus napobrassica

Questions

How do you pronounce rutabaga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/.
What does rutabaga mean?: The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
Where does rutabaga come from?: First known use: First attested in 1799.

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