mangel-wurzel

American  

[mang-guhl-wur-zuhl] / ˈmæŋ gəlˈwɜr zəl /

noun

Chiefly British.

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

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Etymology

Origin of mangel-wurzel

1770–80; < German, variant of Mangoldwurzel ( Mangold beet + Wurzel root; cf. wort ²)

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mangel-wurzel

Children carry "punkies" - lanterns traditionally made from a large turnip known as a mangel-wurzel - and stop at key locations to sing the Punkie Song.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2014

This mixture is made up of equal proportions of dried cubes of potatoes, carrots, cassava, and mangel-wurzel.

From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.

Turnip seed, too, mangel-wurzel and swedes, onion, pea, bean, carrot, parsnip, radish, and beet seeds could be grown here by the same skill, care, and training as they are grown abroad.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton

I pointed out that lack of early training had rendered me unable to distinguish between a threshing-machine and a mangel-wurzel, so he chucked that.

From Psmith in the City by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

I am of a sensitive nature, and it cut me to the heart to see cold winds nipping the fruit and trees, the flood of rain beating down the corn, the oats, and the mangel-wurzel.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 17, 1891 by Various