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Kotomora

スウェーデンかぶ

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Meanings

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noun

rutabaga; Swedish turnip; swede

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the root vegetable Brassica napobrassica, commonly called rutabaga in North America and swede in the UK. The Japanese term is a direct loan from Swedish, reflecting the vegetable's association with Sweden.