navew

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/ˈneɪvjuː/

noun

A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.

OriginMiddle French naveau ← Old French naveau ← Medieval Latin nāpellus →
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Meanings

nounnavew (plural navews)

plural navews · alternative naphew

  1. archaicA kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.

Origin

  1. Latinnāpus“turnip, rapeseed, etc”
  2. Medieval Latinnāpellus
  3. Old Frenchnaveau
  4. Middle Frenchnaveau
  5. Englishnavew

From Middle French naveau, navel, from Old French naveau, navel, from Medieval Latin nāpellus, a diminutive of Latin nāpus (“turnip, rapeseed, etc”).

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APA

navew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navew

MLA

“navew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “navew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navew.

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