Rapunzel

See also: rapunzel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.

Proper noun

Rapunzel

A cosplay of Rapunzel.

1. A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
2. The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.

Derived terms

• Rapunzelesque
• Rapunzelian
• Rapunzel syndrome

Translations

a German fairy tale

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長髮姑娘, 长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang), 萵苣姑娘, 莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang), 長髮公主, 长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ)

• Czech: Locika f
• Esperanto: Rapunkolo
• Finnish: Tähkäpää (fi)
• French: Raiponce
• German: Rapunzel (de)

• Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél)
• Hebrew: רפונזל‎ f, רפונצל‎ f
• Italian: Raperonzolo f
• Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)
• Latin: Rapuncula
• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Portuguese: Rapunzel f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ)
• Spanish: Rapunzel
• Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel)
• Turkish: Rapunzel

the main character of that tale

• Arabic: رَابُونْزِل‎ f (rābūnzil)
• Armenian: Ռապունցել (Ṙapuncʿel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長髮姑娘, 长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang), 萵苣姑娘, 莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang), 長髮公主, 长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ)

• Czech: Locika f
• Dutch: Raponsje f
• Esperanto: Rapunkolo
• Finnish: Tähkäpää (fi)
• French: Raiponce
• German: Rapunzel (de) f
• Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél)

• Hebrew: רפונזל‎ f, רפונצל‎ f
• Hindi: रॅपन्ज़ेल f (rĕpanzel)
• Italian: Raperonzolo f
• Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)
• Korean: 라푼첼 (Rapunchel)
• Latin: Rapuncula
• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel)
• Persian: راپانزل‎ (râpânzel), راپونزل‎ (râpunzel)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ)
• Slovene: Zlatolaska f
• Spanish: Rapunzel
• Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel)
• Turkish: Rapunzel

Further reading

• Rapunzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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German

Alternative forms

• Rapuntzel (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from 16th century Italian raponzolo, dialectal diminutive of Italian rapa (“turnip”), from Latin rāpa, from the neuter plural of rāpum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ˈpʊn.t͡səl/

• Audio

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Noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel, plural Rapunzeln)

1. lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta)
2. rampion (Campanula rapunculus)
3. spiked rampion (Phyteuma spicatum)

Synonyms

• (Valerianella): Feldsalat, Vogerlsalat (Austrian), Nüsslisalat (Swiss)
• (Campanula): Rapunzel-Glockenblume
• (Phyteuma): Ährige Teufelskralle, Weiße Teufelskralle

Derived terms

• Feldrapunzel

Proper noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel)

1. Rapunzel, the long-haired protagonist of an eponymous fairy tale

Further reading

• “Rapunzel” in Duden online
• Phyteuma at The Plant List

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rapunzel.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pũ.ˈzɛw/

Proper noun

Rapunzel f

1. (European folklore) Rapunzel