mangel-wurzel

[ mang-guhl-wur-zuhl ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mangel-wurzel¹

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

Example Sentences

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

His mouth is open, too, and big enough apparently to hold a mangel-wurzel.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, it’s not so deciduous, and the shape is different; it’s more obvate than a mangel-wurzel; more—” he swept his hands vaguely in air—“more phenomenal.”

From Project Gutenberg

Dinner, soup, always containing lumps of mangel-wurzel, cabbage, black peas, and occasional pieces of potato.

From Project Gutenberg

He soon discovers that the melon has no more flavor than a mangel-wurzel, and that the apricot tastes like a turnip radish.

From Project Gutenberg