mangel-wurzel

[ mang-guh l-wur-zuh l ]
/ ˈmæŋ gəlˈwɜr zəl /

noun Chiefly British.

a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
Also called man·gel, mangold.

Origin of mangel-wurzel

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

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British Dictionary definitions for mangelwurzel

mangelwurzel

mangoldwurzel (ˈmæŋɡəʊldˌwɜːzəl)

/ (ˈmænɡəlˌwɜːzəl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mangelwurzel

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