Translation guide
A root vegetable similar to a carrot but paler and sweeter. In Japanese, it is usually referred to by its borrowed name or described as a type of carrot.
Referring to the parsnip as a food or plant.
The standard borrowed word for parsnip, widely understood in cooking contexts.
Parsnips are not a traditional Japanese vegetable and may be unfamiliar to some people. Using the borrowed word パースニップ is usually fine, but in casual conversation you might need to describe it as 白いにんじん (white carrot).
I put parsnips in the soup.
Literally 'white carrot'. Used descriptively when the listener may not know the word 'parsnip'.
This is a vegetable like a white carrot.
A rare Japanese name for parsnip, literally 'American parsnip' (using the name of a related Japanese herb). Not commonly used.
Parsnips are rarely seen in Japan.