celeriac

noun

ce·le·ri·ac sə-ˈler-ē-ˌak

-ˈlir-

: a celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) grown for its knobby edible root

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The crispy celeriac fritter, smoky roasted carrots and koji flatbread with chilli ragu and smoked mushroom are incredible. —

Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 Savory standouts include Norwegian cuttlefish tagliatelle paired with a kelp, celeriac, and strawberry butter sauce and salmon fry with algae, mycelium (mushroom roots), and a sprinkle of insect protein. —

Jessica Benavides Canepa, TIME, 25 July 2024 Cover the potatoes with half the sweet potatoes in the same way; then the celeriac; then the remaining sweet potatoes; then the parsnips. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024 The celeriac puree can be made in advance to save time. —

Dan Lindbergand, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for celeriac

Word History

Etymology

altered from celery; the origin of suffixal -ac is obscure

Note: Word apparently introduced by the English gardener and landscaper Stephen Switzer (1682?-1745) in A compendious, but more particular method, than has ever yet been published, for the raising Italian brocoli, Spanish cardoon, celeriac, fenochi, and other foreign kitchen vegetables, so as to make them dishes more generally used than hithero they have been (London, first edition 1728 or 1729). Switzer claimed to have received celeriac seeds from Alexandria, but gives no account of the source of the word.

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of celeriac was in 1743

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