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10 Language-to-English DictionariesParsnip
/ˈpɑːr.snɪp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, tapering, cream-colored root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley, with a sweet, earthy flavor.
"Roasted parsnips make a delicious and sweet side dish for Sunday roast dinner." - 2
The biennial plant of the parsley family that produces the edible parsnip root, featuring umbels of small yellow flowers.
"The wild parsnip can sometimes cause skin irritation if touched in bright sunlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'pasnepe', which was altered by folk etymology from Old French 'pasnaie' (from Latin 'pastinaca', meaning a carrot or parsnip, derived from 'pastinare', to dig or trench the ground). The final syllable '-nip' was mistakenly associated with 'turnip' in English during the 16th century, permanently altering the historical pronunciation and spelling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parsnip" is said worldwide
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panais
Transliteration: /pa.nɛ/
"Le gratin de panais est un plat délicieux en hiver."
Pastinake
Transliteration: /pa.stiˈnaː.kə/
"Pastinaken schmecken leicht süßlich und nussig."
pastinaca
Transliteration: /pa.stiˈnaː.ka/
"La pastinaca è una radice commestibile molto antica."
chirivía
Transliteration: /tʃi.ɾiˈβi.a/
"La chirivía se puede usar para hacer cremas de verduras."
pastinaca
Transliteration: /paʃ.tiˈna.kɐ/
"A pastinaca é um legume de raiz muito nutritivo."
चुकंदर जैसी जड़ वाली सब्जी
Transliteration: chukandar jaisi jar wali sabzi
"पार्सनिप एक प्रकार की मीठी जड़ वाली सब्जी है।"
欧洲防风
Transliteration: ōu zhōu fáng fēng
"烤欧洲防风是一道美味的配菜。"
설탕당근
Transliteration: seoltang-dang-geun
"설탕당근은 구워 먹으면 단맛이 강해집니다."
アメリカボウフウ
Transliteration: amerika bōfū
"パースニップはローストすると甘みが増します。"
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