swede
/swiːd/
US pronunciation
American sound/swiːd/
swede
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> swede
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- ‘Some grass is grown on the farm for hay or silage, together with swede, turnip or kale for winter forage because grass growth declines drastically in the winter.’
- ‘Root vegetables such as turnips, swedes and potatoes can last for months if kept in the dark.’
- ‘It comes into its own when mashed and mixed with carrot or swede.’
- ‘I'll be eating turkey, Brussel sprouts, swedes, potatoes, gravy and a couple of glasses of wine and a glass of beer.’
- ‘He consumes processed seeds such as wheat and soya; roots such as potatoes, turnips, and swedes; plus a wide variety of leaves from cabbages to spinach.’
- ‘Not knowing how large our portions would be, we ordered side dishes of new potatoes and glazed carrots and swedes.’
- ‘Finely dice the onion, and cut the potato and swede into 1cm pieces.’
- ‘Thicken soups and casseroles with puréed vegetables such as potato, onions and carrots.’
- ‘All the main courses came with vegetables, on this occasion garden peas, sugar snap peas, swede batons and new potatoes.’
- ‘We picked potatoes, carrots, peas and swedes for the farmers, wild brambles and mushrooms for the pantry and rose hips for vitamin C syrup.’
- ‘Sarah had kedgeree which looked gorgeous but I didn't taste it, and Peter had pot-roasted lamb with swede.’
- ‘Then parsnips, onions, chestnuts, haricot beans or split peas, a garlic clove.’
- ‘A modest blob of piping hot swede holds the heat for ages and is brilliant for making sure the plate and the meat stay warm to the table.’
- ‘Steve Habgood was selling parsnips, artichokes, potatoes and swedes grown at Purton House Organic Farm.’
- ‘My lamb was excellent, the meat tasty and perfectly-cooked, on a bed of couscous with chunks of veg including swede and peppers, again perfectly-done, mixed in with it.’
- ‘Peel the celeriac and cut it into 0.5cm cubes, like a swede.’
- ‘The dish of vegetables that accompanied our meal was generous, too: roasted and boiled potatoes, swede, green beans, carrots and mange-tout: all freshly cooked and all managing to retain their flavour.’
- ‘My colleague selected honey-glazed pork in garlic, together with roast potatoes, sprouts and diced swede, advertised at £3.65.’
- ‘Steam them for mash (butter, salt, maybe some fried onions on top) or add them to the vegetable basics of a stew (carrot
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