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