rutabaga

英 [,ruːtə'beɪgə] 美['rʊtəbeɡɚ]
  • n. 芜菁甘蓝;丑陋女人;1美元

词态变化


复数: rutabagas;

中文词源


rutabaga 芜菁甘蓝,大头菜

来自瑞典方言 rotabagge,来自 rot,根,词源同 root,bagge,袋子,鼓起,词源同 bag.

英英释意


1. the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
2. a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

英文词源


rutabaga (n.)
1799, from Swedish dialectal (West Götland) rotabagge, from rot "root" (see root (n.)) + bagge "bag" (see bag (n.)). Slang meaning "dollar" is from 1940s.

实用场景例句


The part of a plant, such as a rutabaga, that is above the ground.
梢: 芜菁甘蓝等植物露出地面的部分.

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