# rutabaga

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/

## Definitions
1. The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
2. The edible root of this plant

## Etymology
First attested in 1799, borrowed from Swedish rotabagge, a dialectal word from Västergötland, from rot (“root”) + bagge (“lump, bunch”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rutabaga