parsnip
Meaning
- A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
- The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
Translations
panais
pastinaca
Pastinake
pastinaak
chirivía
pastinaca
xirivia
Pastinaca sativaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/
Etymology
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”).
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