Rapunzel
See also: rapunzel
English
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.
Proper noun
Rapunzel
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- A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
- The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.
Derived terms
Translations
a German fairy tale
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the main character of that tale
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Further reading
German
Alternative forms
- Rapuntzel (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin rapuncium, rapuntium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin radix (“root”) + phu (“valerian”).
Noun
Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel, plural Rapunzeln)
- lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta)
- rampion (Campanula rapunculus)
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Synonyms
- (Valerianella): Feldsalat, Vogerlsalat (Austrian), Nüsslisalat (Swiss)
- (Campanula): Rapunzel-Glockenblume
- (Phyteuma): Ährige Teufelskralle, Weiße Teufelskralle
Derived terms
Proper noun
Rapunzel f (proper noun, genitive Rapunzel)
- Rapunzel, the long-haired protagonist of an eponymous fairy tale
Further reading
- “Rapunzel” in Duden online
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rapunzel.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Rapunzel f
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