# mangelwurzel

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.

## Etymology
From German Mangold (“chard”) + Wurzel (“root”), with the first part reinterpreted as Mangel, whence the archaic English name "root of scarcity".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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