Neep
[neep] /nip/
noun, Scot.
1.
a turnip.
/niːp/
noun
1.
(Brit) a dialect name for a turnip
n.
“a turnip,” Scottish and dialectal, from Middle English nepe, from Old English næp “turnip,” from Latin napus (see turnip).
negative end-expiratory pressure
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