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mangelwurzel

/ ˈmænɡəlˌwɜːzəl; ˈmæŋɡəʊldˌwɜːzəl /

noun

  1. a Eurasian variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, cultivated as a cattle food, having a large yellowish root Often shortened tomangelmangold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mangelwurzel1

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

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