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neep

noun
\ ˈnēp How to pronounce neep (audio) \

Definition of neep

chiefly Scotland
: turnip

Examples of neep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The centerpiece of the meal is the haggis: a peppery of offal and oatmeal, cooked in a sheep’s stomach and served with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes). — Fergus Mcintosh, The New Yorker, "Burns Night in the Age of Brexit and Trump," 30 Jan. 2017

First Known Use of neep

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for neep

Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin napus — more at napiform

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