Swede

Definitions

1. The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
   British
2. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
3. A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden
   historical
4. The plant from which this is obtained.
5. The turnip.
   Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland
6. The head.
   UK, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Gotta be so careful nowadays; local copper's no problem but the cow from the council done me 'cos this almost brained a punter when it fell on his swede.”

CEFR level