navet

noun

na·​vet

nȧvā

variants or navette

nȧvet

plural -s

: rape sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Middle French navet turnip, rape (from Old French naviet, diminutive of nef turnip, rape, from Latin napus) & navette rape, alteration of navet

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