radish

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
2. (countable, uncountable) The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked.
3. (countable, in-compounds, uncountable) Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

Synonyms

radish plant

Raphanus sativus

turnip

daikon

Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

red radish

Japanese radish

carrot

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Translations

radis

ravanello

Radieschen

rábano

radijs

Rettich

ραπάνι

rave

rabanete

rábano

rafano

raphanum

radix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹadɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: radiche

Inherited from Old English: rǣdiċ

In summary

PIE word
*wréh₂ds
From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, from the same Latin source. Doublet of radix.