swede
/swiːd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
British usage
noun
The turnip.
verb
To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
Example Sentences
- "Gotta be so careful nowadays; local copper's no problem but the cow from the council done me 'cos this almost brained a punter when it fell on his swede."
- "Chances are you've sweded something before without even knowing it."
- "Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones and John Rambo are this era's King Arthur, Beowulf and Robin Hood – and sweding represents a playful and heartfelt engagement with their myths."
- "For the past nine years Swedes have been frustrated by foreign submarines probing their coastal waters."
Etymology
From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Swêde, *swihô