man⋅gel-wur⋅zel
/ˈmæŋ
gəlˈwɜrzəl/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [mang-guhl-wur-zuhl] Show IPA –noun Chiefly British. | a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock. |
Also called mangel, mangold.
Origin: 1770–80; < G, var. of
Mangoldwurzel (
Mangold beet +
Wurzel root;
cf. wort 2 )
| Main Entry: | mangold-wurzel2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See wurzel |
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