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rave

turnip

noun RAHV Rare

Also means

rave (music event)

Usage Note

Rave has two distinct uses in modern French: the traditional meaning is a root vegetable related to the turnip, seen in dishes like chou-rave (kohlrabi); the second is the borrowed English sense of an underground or outdoor dance event. Context disambiguates them completely. Note that betterave (beetroot) contains the same root.

Examples

"La soupe de rave était très nourrissante."

Natural Translation

The turnip soup was very nourishing.

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