parsnip

Signification (Anglais)

1. A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
2. The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

Concepts

panais

Synonymes

Pastinaca sativa

stingray

tuber

turnip

cultivated parsnip

Traductions

pastinaca

pastinaak

Pastinake

chirivía

pastinaca

xirivia

pastinaga

pastinaca

Pastinak

Pastinaca sativa

Pastinakwurzel

cherovia

cenoura-brava

Pastinaca

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: passenep

In summary

From 16th-century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, a modification of Old French pasnaie by influence of Middle English nepe (“turnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”) as in pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).