swede

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9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/swiːd/

Definition of swede

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (British)The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
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noun

  1. (British)The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  2. The plant from which this is obtained.
  3. (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland)The turnip.
  4. (UK, slang)The head.
    “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.”
  5. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
  6. (historical)A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

verb

  1. To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
    “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.”

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Etymology

From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.

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