(chiefly, Scotland) mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with tatties (potatoes) and haggis.
(chiefly, Scotland) mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with tatties (potatoes) and haggis.
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(chiefly, Scotland) The swede (rutabaga); turnip.
(Scotland) A lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip, traditionally used as decoration at Halloween.
(now, North America) The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant var. napobrassica.
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Manitoba) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or .
(Scotland, Cumbrian, dialect) potato.