mangel-wurzel

[ mang-guhl-wur-zuhl ]

/ ˈmæŋ gəlˈwɜr zəl /

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noun Chiefly British.

a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.

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Also mangold-wurzel.

Also called mangel, mangold.

Origin of mangel-wurzel

1770–80; <German, variant of Mangoldwurzel (Mangold beet + Wurzel root; cf. wort²)

Words nearby mangel-wurzel

manganous, manganous sulfate, Mangbetu, mange, mangeao, mangel-wurzel, mangemange, manger, mangetout, mangey, mangia-cake

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How to use mangel-wurzel in a sentence

Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
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Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
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Vicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway.
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But these hidden passions were before young farmer Wurzel, in his blue tie and white hat, had proposed to her.
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Old Mrs. Wurzel turned confidentially to the vicar's wife and said, "Is her engagement generally known?"
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British Dictionary definitions for mangel-wurzel

mangelwurzel

mangoldwurzel (ˈmæŋɡəʊldˌwɜːzəl)

/ (ˈmænɡəlˌwɜːzəl) /

noun

a Eurasian variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, cultivated as a cattle food, having a large yellowish rootOften shortened to: mangel, mangold

Word Origin for mangelwurzel

C18: from German Mangoldwurzel, from Mangold beet + Wurzel root

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