English Explanatory Dictionary

Rapunzel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.
noun
  1. A plant with leaves and crisp roots which have been used in salads, rampion, Campanula rapunculus.
  2. A plant with leaves which are used in salads, corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Rapunzel.wav

Word forms

Rapunzel Rapunzels

Etymology

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

Synonyms

rampion raiponce rover bellflower

Derived words

Rapunzelesque Rapunzelian Rapunzel syndrome
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