neep

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noun

The swede (rutabaga); turnip.

OriginMiddle English neep ← Old English nǣp ← Latin nāpus →
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Meanings

nounneep (plural neeps)

plural neeps

  1. ScotlandThe swede (rutabaga); turnip.

    Poor Mr Piddle with his long think neck and his long thin head, as bald as a neep and something the shape […]

    1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 494

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
swede

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶπῠ (nâpŭ)
  2. Latinnāpus
  3. Old Englishnǣp
  4. Middle Englishneep
  5. Englishneep

From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip.

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Translations

Bulgarian ряпа
  • ряпа (rjapa)swede
Dutch knolraap
  • knolraapswede
Finnish lanttu
  • lanttuswede

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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