Definition of "swedes" []

• Plural form of swede. (noun)

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• "Growing up in Britain, turnips where white and swedes were yellow - I liked them better than turnips - I suspect that what we called "swedes" - very often used as cattle food - were what in the US is called rutabagas. esperanza"
• "However, just to confuse matters, the Scots call swedes "neeps", and the Cornish also insist that they are filling their pasties with turnips, when in fact they are swedes."
• "also known as swedes for some reason it's a close relative of the turnip but with yellowish-orange flesh and is usually six to eight inches in diameter."