parsnip

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English

Parsnip roots

Etymology

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”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

parsnip (plural parsnips)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: パースニップ (pāsunippu)
  • → Maori: pānipi

Translations

References

  1. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=lP9IAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA282

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