ext_22722 ([identity profile] theidolhands.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2013-02-26 08:07 am

Tuesday Word: Neeps

neeps (ˈniːpz):
origin: (predates 12th Century) Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin napus

noun
(Brit, chiefly Scottish) a dialect term for turnips
as in: Haggis w/ "bashed neeps" & champit tatties





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