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( pɑː ʳsnɪp )
Word forms: plural parsnips countable noun A parsnip is a long cream-coloured root vegetable.
parsnip in British English ( ˈpɑːsnɪp )
noun 1. a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root
2. the root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
3. any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip
Word origin
C14: from Old French
pasnaie, from Latin
pastināca, from
pastināre to dig, from
pastinum two-pronged tool for digging; also influenced by Middle English
nepe turnip parsnip in American English ( ˈpɑrsˌnɪp )
noun 1. a biennial plant (Pastinaca sativa ) of the umbel family, with yellow flowers and a long, thick, sweet, white root used as a vegetable
Word origin
ME
pasnepe, altered (infl. by
nepe, turnip) < OFr
pasnaie < L
pastinaca <
pastinare, to dig up <
pastinum, two-forked dibble
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Examples of 'parsnip' in a sentence parsnip
Turn the oven up to finish cooking the potatoes and parsnips. Check the potatoes and parsnips. Finely chop the onion, parsnips, apples and chestnuts. Slice the potatoes and parsnip then add them with the tomatoes. This delicious trick for roasting parsnips is a firm favourite with my family and friends. Also chop sweet potato and parsnips and add all three to a dish and coat with oil. Add the parsnips and sweet potatoes to the tray and turn to coat in the fat. Peel the carrots, parsnips and onions and thickly slice. Wouldn't mind giving him a hand with his sprouts and parsnip! Add the onion and parsnip and cook slowly with the lid on for 10 min. Ideally, your parsnips and carrots will be about the same size. Try it with sweet, crusty roast parsnips and a tangy herby salsa verde. The venison is good served with roasted parsnips, chestnuts or braised celery. Peel the potatoes and parsnips and cut into 2cm chunks. Melt remaining butter in a pan and fry parsnip, carrots and shallots for five to six minutes. Now on sale alongside the luxury style crisps are apple, beetroot and parsnip chips which certainly sound healthy. Tip the carrots, parsnips and red onions into a large roasting tray and drizzle with the olive oil. As with many indigenous vegetables, parsnips were always said to be at their best after the first frost of the year. I mix parsnips and carrots together. At the moment curly kale, sprouts and parsnips are being harvested in the suburban garden and the head gardener is on hand for advice. Add the onion, parsnips and apples and fry gently for 10-15 minutes. With parsnips and broccoli sprouting in her hair, she's gleefully grotesque and seething discreetly with misanthropic contempt. He has been gardening for 30 years and also holds the records for heaviest potato, heaviest parsnip and longest beetroot. Melt the butter in a frying pan and sauté the onion, parsnip, beetroot and thyme for a few minutes until soft and fragrant. In other languages parsnip
British English :
parsnip /
ˈpɑːsnɪp /
NOUN A parsnip is a root vegetable similar in shape to a carrot.
American English : parsnip Arabic : جَزَرٌ أبْيَضٌ Brazilian Portuguese : chirivia Chinese : 欧洲萝卜 Croatian : pastrnak Czech : pastinák Danish : pastinak Dutch : pastinaak European Spanish : chirivía Finnish : palsternakka French : panais German : Pastinake Greek : γογγύλι Italian : pastinaca Japanese : パースニップ Korean : 파스닙 Norwegian : pastinakk Polish : pietruszka European Portuguese : pastinaga Romanian : păstârnac Russian : пастернак Latin American Spanish : chirivía Swedish : palsternacka Thai : หัวผักกาด Turkish : yabani havuç Ukrainian : пастернак Vietnamese : củ cải Chinese translation of 'parsnip' n (c) 欧(歐)洲防风(風)根 (ōuzhōu fángfēnggēn) (根 , gēn )