单词 | mangel-wurzel |
释义 | mangel-wurzel in American English (ˈmæŋgəlˌwɜrzəl; ˈmæŋgəlˌwɜrtzəl) noun a variety of large beet, used as food for cattle, esp. in Europe : also mangelWord origin Ger, altered by assoc. with mangel, lack < mangoldwurzel < mangold, beet + wurzel, root1mangel-wurzel in American English (ˈmæŋɡəlˈwɜːrzəl) noun chiefly Brit a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock Also: mangold-wurzel. Also called: mangel, mangold Word origin [1770–80; ‹ G, var. of Mangoldwurzel (Mangold beet + Wurzel root; cf. wort2)]This word is first recorded in the period 1770–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: charade, parka, red flag, shotgun, taboo |
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