Wruke

• Wrucke

From eastern Low German (Mecklenburg, Pomerania, West Prussia), perhaps originally meaning “knobby tree trunk”. Further origin uncertain. Occasionally used in standard German since the 18th century. Cognate with synonymous Czech brukev, Polish brukiew, Kashubian wrëk, Ukrainian бру́ква (brúkva), Russian брю́ква (brjúkva), Belarusian бру́чка (brúčka), Bulgarian брю́ква (brjúkva), which are often considered Germanic borrowings, not to be confused with the descendants of Proto-Slavic *brosky also meaning the rutabaga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvruːkə/

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• Rhymes: -uːkə

Wruke f (genitive Wruke, plural Wruken)

1. (regional, north-eastern Germany) swede, neep, rutabaga (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera)

   Synonyms: (predominant) Steckrübe f; Kohlrübe f; Bodenkohlrabi m; Runkelrübe f; Butterrübe f