Hence, “Swedish turnip” or simply “swede.” The U.S. term “rutabaga” comes from the old Swedish word Rotabagge meaning “root ram.” Confusion arises because, although most varieties of turnip are white-fleshed and most varieties of rutabaga are yellow-fleshed, there are also white-fleshed rutabagas and yellow-fleshed
What do the British call a rutabaga?
Swede
Swede (UK) / Rutabaga (US)
This vegetable is also sometimes called yellow turnip, but in US it’s generally called rutabaga and in most of the UK it’s called swede. However, in Scotland, they’re called “neeps”, as in “neeps and tatties” (swede and potato, to an English person).
Why do Americans say zucchini instead of courgette?
Zucchini or Courgette
The U.S. term, zucchini, comes from the Italian zucchina, which has zucca as its root, meaning, “gourd, marrow, pumpkin or squash.” Conversely, courgette is another French word that the U.K. borrowed. However, if a courgette grows to full maturity, then the vegetable becomes known as a marrow.
What do Americans call swede?
A member of the cabbage family, the swede is often confused with the turnip, though they look quite different. It’s also known as yellow turnip, Swedish turnip and Russian turnip and, in America, rutabaga. In Scotland, where it’s known as neeps, swede is the traditional accompaniment to haggis on Burns Night.
What do the British call the vegetables that Americans call zucchini?
This vegetable is called a courgette in the UK. Both words mean “the little squash”, but the US word comes from Italian and the British from French.
What do Americans call pants?
Trousers
| British English | American English |
|---|---|
| Trousers | Pants |
| Pants / Underwear / Knickers | Underwear / panties |
| briefs/underpants | shorts/jockey shorts |
| Jumper / Pullover / Sweater / Jersey | Sweater |
What do Americans call an eggplant?
aubergine
Eggplant = aubergine
Americans and Aussies call it eggplant because of its shape. Brits still refer to it by its original French name.
What do they call Rocket in America?
Rocket + Arugula = Rockula The English refer to the green leaf as rocket, which is taken from the French ‘roquette’, and the American use the term arugula, which is taken from the Italian word. Sweets + Candy = Swandy Sweets to the British and Candy to Americans, mashed together we get Swandy.
What do British call American biscuits?
American biscuits are small, fluffy quick breads, leavened with baking powder or buttermilk and served with butter and jam or gravy. They are close to what the British would call scones.
Why do Americans call jam jelly?
We don’t call jam “jelly”; this myth must be dispelled. Jam and jelly are two different things. In the U.S., “jam” typically has fruit pulp in it, while “jelly” is made using fruit juice. (We also have preserves, which is usually made with whole fruit.)
What do Americans call snow peas?
snow peas : aka. sugar peas; available fresh or frozen, as a whole pod, almost flat with very little peas inside; you eat the whole thing (mange tout) snap peas : aka. sugar snap peas; available fresh in the spring and sometimes late fall.
Why do Americans say scallions?
The words “scallion” and “shallot” originate from the ancient Philistine city Ashkelon, whose Latin name was Ascalonia and was where people in classical Greece believed this particular type of vegetable originated.
What are fries called in England?
In the UK, ‘chips’ are a thicker version of what people in the US call ‘fries’. If you want a bag of what Americans call ‘chips’ in the UK, just ask for crisps.
What do they call chips in England?
Brits say “crisps,” Americans say “potato chips.”
Since Brits refer to fries as “chips,” they have a different name than Americans for potato chips ― “crisps.”
What do they call parsley in America?
Coriander, also known as cilantro in North America, and parsley are herbs from the same botanical family, Apiaceae.
Comparison chart.
| Cilantro | Parsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Flavor | Seeds when crushed have a warm, nutty, spicy flavor. The leaves have been described to a have ‘soapy’ taste. | The leaves when chopped have a mild flavor. |
What do Americans call a cardigan?
sweater
In BrE, jumper stands in contrast to cardigan, a word that is used in AmE, but sweater is used frequently in AmE to refer to cardigans as well.
What do Americans call a jumper?
sweater
In British English, the term jumper describes what is called a sweater in American English.
What do Americans call a vest?
A vest is an upper-body garment, though the type of clothing depends on the dialect of English. In American English, a vest is what the British call a waistcoat, while in British and Indian English, it is what Americans call an undershirt or tank top.
What do Brits call candy bars?
A little packaged good for your candy craving would be called “sweets” or “sweeties” in Britain. Just don’t call that Cadbury’s bar a sweet: it’s chocolate. Chocolate bars are their own category, but sweets can be any other confection, from fruity gummies to hard toffees.
Why do Americans call a biscuit a cookie?
Americans developed very specific classifying labels for two different sorts of biscuits. Thin, hard, flat, and crispy biscuits became crackers, while the more luxurious and sweetened biscuits became cookies. In England, the word was an over-riding term used to describe all such products.
What do the British call chocolate chip cookies?
Chocolate chip cookies, for some reason, are mostly called cookies. All other varieties are more likely to be called biscuits, although they might occasionally be called cookies if they are home-made-style and a bit more rustic looking.