English Proper noun Swede A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. Translations Breton: Svedad m Bulgarian: швед m, шведка f French: Suédois m, Suédoise f German: Schwede m, Schwedin f Greek: Σουηδό&sigmaf m, Σουηδή f Polish: Szwed m, Szwedka f Portuguese: sueco m, sueca f Spanish: sueco m, sueca f Noun swede (mainly UK) A plant (Brassica napus), a kind of turnip, grown for the edible underground part of its stem (often considered to be, but not in fact, its root). (mainly UK) The fleshy part of stem of the swede, eaten as a vegetable. Translations Breton: irvin-saoz collective noun (1, 2) French: rutabaga m, chou-navet m (1, 2) German: Kohlrübe f (both senses?) Polish: rzepak m Synonyms (US and Canada) rutabaga (1, 2)