From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrutabagaru‧ta‧ba‧ga /ˌruːtəˈbeɪɡə/ noun [countable] American EnglishDF a large round yellow vegetable that grows under the ground SYN swede British English
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rutabaga• On one such evening dark and cool, Sethe cut a rutabaga into four pieces and left them stewing.Origin rutabaga (1700-1800) Swedish rotabagge, from rot “root” + bagge “bag” 