turnip
- noun
- B1
- Top 10000
A round white root vegetable with a purple top that grows under the ground and is cooked or eaten raw.
She peeled a turnip and cut it into small cubes.
We grow turnips and carrots in the back of the garden.
The soup tastes better with a little turnip and fresh parsley.
Turnips are cheap in winter and keep well in the cellar.
Common collocations: mashed turnip · peel a turnip · grow turnips · turnip soup · roast turnips
Part of: Vegetables, The garden, Cooking
Forms
- plural
- turnips