wurzel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Wurzel (“root”), via mangelwurzel, a root crop cultivated for livestock feed beginning in the 18th century.

Noun[edit]

wurzel (plural wurzels)

  1. A rural, unsophisticated person; a bumpkin.
  2. A mangelwurzel.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

wurzel

  1. inflection of wurzeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
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