"swede" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swiːd/ Audio: En-au-swede.ogg Forms: swedes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swede (plural swedes)
  1. (chiefly British) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable. Tags: British Categories (lifeform): Brassicas
    Sense id: en-swede-en-noun-m0bcwdrK Disambiguation of Brassicas: 26 18 30 13 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 17 32 25
  2. The plant from which this is obtained. Categories (lifeform): Brassicas Synonyms (plant): rutabaga [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-swede-en-noun-y6xIejcd Disambiguation of Brassicas: 26 18 30 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 17 32 25 Disambiguation of 'plant': 19 81 0 0
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip. Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland Categories (lifeform): Brassicas, Root vegetables
    Sense id: en-swede-en-noun-sqeC0hDk Disambiguation of Brassicas: 26 18 30 13 12 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 21 17 30 13 19 Categories (other): Irish English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 19 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 19 44 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 23 30 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 21 33 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 17 32 25
  4. (UK, slang) The head. Tags: UK, slang Categories (lifeform): Brassicas Translations (slang: head): lanttu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-swede-en-noun-Y~HP1lFs Disambiguation of Brassicas: 26 18 30 13 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 17 32 25 Disambiguation of 'slang: head': 3 3 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rutabaga [Canada, US] [vegetable, food, lifestyle], neep [Scotland] [vegetable, food, lifestyle], yellow turnip [US] [vegetable, food, lifestyle], winter turnip [vegetable, food, lifestyle] Derived forms: swede midge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /swiːd/ Audio: En-au-swede.ogg Forms: swedes [present, singular, third-person], sweding [participle, present], sweded [participle, past], sweded [past]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: Coined by Michel Gondry in the film Be Kind Rewind, from the claim that films produced in this way were imported from Sweden. Head templates: {{en-verb}} swede (third-person singular simple present swedes, present participle sweding, simple past and past participle sweded)
  1. To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques. Categories (topical): Film, Food and drink Categories (lifeform): Brassicas
    Sense id: en-swede-en-verb-ZJknPuoY Disambiguation of Film: 10 8 14 10 58 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 17 0 0 0 83 Disambiguation of Brassicas: 26 18 30 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 19 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "budget",
          "budget"
        ],
        [
          "professional",
          "professional"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swiːd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-swede.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-au-swede.ogg/En-au-swede.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/En-au-swede.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːd"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Swede"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Be Kind Rewind",
    "Michel Gondry"
  ],
  "word": "swede"
}

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