English Explanatory Dictionary

wurzel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

wurzel wurzels

Etymology

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

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