parsnip
noun /ˈpɑːsnɪp/
/ˈpɑːrsnɪp/
[countable, uncountable]- enlarge imagea 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.