radish

Significado (Inglês)

1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
2. 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. With a distinguishing word: some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

Hifenizado como

ra‧dish

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɹadɪʃ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.