parsnip
noun/ˈpɑːsnɪp/
/ˈpɑːrsnɪp/
[countable, uncountable]- a long pale yellow root vegetableTopics Foodc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca (related to pastinare ‘dig and trench the ground’). The change in the ending was due to association with neep.
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