Turnip
noun
A kind of vegetable with a round root that is white or purple.
I've planted some turnips in the garden.
Often appears as...
- roasted turnip
- turnip soup
noun
A term used to describe a person who is dull or not very bright.
He's as dumb as a turnip!
Often appears as...
- as dumb as a turnip
- as stupid as a turnip
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A kind of vegetable with a round root that is white or purple.
I've planted some turnips in the garden.
Often appears as...
- roasted turnip
- turnip soup
noun
A term used to describe a person who is dull or not very bright.
He's as dumb as a turnip!
Often appears as...
- as dumb as a turnip
- as stupid as a turnip
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Often used in recipes and cooking-related conversations, especially for soups and stews.
Let's add some turnip to the stew for extra flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Recognize that turnips are part of traditional dishes in various cultures, so it might appear in cultural contexts.
For the harvest festival, grandma always prepares her special turnip dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Remember, when described in English, turnips are noted for their distinctive round shape and color.
The turnip's purple top peeked out from the soil in the garden.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Often used in recipes and cooking-related conversations, especially for soups and stews.
Let's add some turnip to the stew for extra flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Recognize that turnips are part of traditional dishes in various cultures, so it might appear in cultural contexts.
For the harvest festival, grandma always prepares her special turnip dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Remember, when described in English, turnips are noted for their distinctive round shape and color.
The turnip's purple top peeked out from the soil in the garden.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Often used in recipes and cooking-related conversations, especially for soups and stews.
Let's add some turnip to the stew for extra flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Recognize that turnips are part of traditional dishes in various cultures, so it might appear in cultural contexts.
For the harvest festival, grandma always prepares her special turnip dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Remember, when described in English, turnips are noted for their distinctive round shape and color.
The turnip's purple top peeked out from the soil in the garden.
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Video examples
Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
you just see food and medicine everywhere. The Western diet has never really taken the time to learn this amazing biology that surround us and all these plants all around us. Because there's so much to learn. There's all sorts of staples out there, like the timpsula, which is the prairie turnip which grows around these plains.
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Naming the Birds of...
ihara island and right here are these two little islands and these are the legendary Spice Islands of Fame so here's a zoom in there's the Spice Islands and this one here is the island of turnip day and it was here that's about five hundred years ago the whole European world was basically enthralled
Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
The nutritionist said I should eat root vegetables Said if I could get down 13 turnips a day I would be grounded, rooted. Said my head would not keep flying away to where the darkness lives. The psychic told me my heart carries too much weight
Video examples
Singing from the...
afraid of the number four because it sounds like the word for death and if you say cake I'm gonna want to see a turnip with the help of my mom and my
Video examples
Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
you just see food and medicine everywhere. The Western diet has never really taken the time to learn this amazing biology that surround us and all these plants all around us. Because there's so much to learn. There's all sorts of staples out there, like the timpsula, which is the prairie turnip which grows around these plains.
Video examples
Naming the Birds of...
ihara island and right here are these two little islands and these are the legendary Spice Islands of Fame so here's a zoom in there's the Spice Islands and this one here is the island of turnip day and it was here that's about five hundred years ago the whole European world was basically enthralled
Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
The nutritionist said I should eat root vegetables Said if I could get down 13 turnips a day I would be grounded, rooted. Said my head would not keep flying away to where the darkness lives. The psychic told me my heart carries too much weight
Video examples
Singing from the...
afraid of the number four because it sounds like the word for death and if you say cake I'm gonna want to see a turnip with the help of my mom and my
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
I've always liked root vegetables because most of them have a natural sweetness. They have a high fructose content, especially when you cook them and caramelize them in a saute pan. Or you can take a turnip and cook it slowly in the oven until it's browned, and it takes on a kind of sweetness. These vegetables are pretty easy to like.
Quote examples
Marc Laidlaw
American Writer
If you want an MMO, there are plenty out there. The difference with a single player game is that in the same way you lose yourself in a good novel, you can lose yourself in a single player story. You see it in all these games, where you can fill your house with turnips or decorate your armour with a dragon skull.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
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Daniel Boulud
French Chef
A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show him how to peel a turnip, because the way he was peeling turnips, he was throwing half of it in the garbage. It's not about being cheap. It's about being proper.
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Enrico Colantoni
Canadian Actor
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are.
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Paula Deen
American Chef
I figure it's almost like a balance. We're eating these wonderful collard greens and turnip greens which are so medicinally good for you and, OK, so what if it has a little ham hock in it?
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
On some subconscious level, I've been prejudiced against turnips, parsnips, swedes and other roots. Do they taste of much? Are they really special? How wrong I was.
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Billy Bob Thornton
American Actor
I was the fattest baby in Clark County, Arkansas. They put me in the newspaper. It was like a prize turnip.
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Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.
Quote examples
Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
I've always liked root vegetables because most of them have a natural sweetness. They have a high fructose content, especially when you cook them and caramelize them in a saute pan. Or you can take a turnip and cook it slowly in the oven until it's browned, and it takes on a kind of sweetness. These vegetables are pretty easy to like.
Quote examples
Marc Laidlaw
American Writer
If you want an MMO, there are plenty out there. The difference with a single player game is that in the same way you lose yourself in a good novel, you can lose yourself in a single player story. You see it in all these games, where you can fill your house with turnips or decorate your armour with a dragon skull.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
Quote examples
Daniel Boulud
French Chef
A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show him how to peel a turnip, because the way he was peeling turnips, he was throwing half of it in the garbage. It's not about being cheap. It's about being proper.
Quote examples
Enrico Colantoni
Canadian Actor
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are.
Quote examples
Paula Deen
American Chef
I figure it's almost like a balance. We're eating these wonderful collard greens and turnip greens which are so medicinally good for you and, OK, so what if it has a little ham hock in it?
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
On some subconscious level, I've been prejudiced against turnips, parsnips, swedes and other roots. Do they taste of much? Are they really special? How wrong I was.
Quote examples
Billy Bob Thornton
American Actor
I was the fattest baby in Clark County, Arkansas. They put me in the newspaper. It was like a prize turnip.
Quote examples
Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.
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