English Explanatory Dictionary

radish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
  2. The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked.
  3. Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹad.ɪʃ/ /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/ /ˈɹɛd.ɪʃ/ en-au-radish.ogg

Word forms

radish radishes raddish

Etymology

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, from the same Latin source. Doublet of radix.

Related words

daikon mooli

Derived words

beauty heart radish beet radish black radish Chinese green radish Chinese radish Chinese white radish common radish daikon radish European radish fodder radish forage radish giant white radish horseradish horse-radish icicle radish Japanese radish Korean radish long white radish oil radish oilseed radish oriental radish radish cake radishless radishlike radish ripper radishy rat-tail radish rattail radish Ravensthorpe radish red meat radish roseheart radish Sakurajima radish serpent radish shinrimei radish tail-pod radish tillage radish watermelon radish white radish wild radish winter radish

Translations

Afrikaans: radijs Albanian: rrapë Southern Altai: ачу чалкан Amharic: ፍጅል Arabic: فُجْل Arabic: فجل Arabic: فجلة Arabic: فِجِل Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ Aramaic: ܦܘܓ݂ܠܐ Armenian: բողկ Assamese: মূলা Asturian: rábanu Azerbaijani: turp Basque: errefautxo Belarusian: рады́ска Belarusian: рэ́дзька Bengali: মূলা Bhojpuri: मूली Bulgarian: ре́пичка Catalan: ravenera Cebuano: labanos Chinese Cantonese: 蘿蔔 /萝卜 Hakka Chinese: 蘿蔔 /萝卜 Hakka Chinese: 蘿蔔仔 /萝卜仔 Hakka Chinese: 菜頭 /菜头 Chinese: 菜頭 /菜头 Chinese: 蘿蔔 /萝卜 Chinese Mandarin: 蘿蔔 /萝卜 Chinese Mandarin: 菜頭 /菜头 Chuvash: кӑшман Czech: ředkvička Czech: ředkev Czech: ředkev setá Danish: ræddike Dutch: radijs Erzya: кшумань Esperanto: rafano Estonian: redis Finnish: retiisi French: radis Gagauz: trup Galician: ravo Galician: samargo Galician: saramago Galician: xaramago Galician: senradela Georgian: ბოლოკი German: Radieschen German: Rettich Greek: ραπάνι Ancient Greek: ῥαφανίς Gujarati: મૂળો Hebrew: צְנוֹן Hindi: मूली
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