horseradish

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horseradish

/ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/ US
/ˈhɔːsɹædɪʃ/ UK

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From horse + radish.

noun horseradishes · horse-radish

countable A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
uncountable A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
Similar: horseradish sauce
slang, uncountable Nonsense.

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noun plant

Español	rábano picante, rábano rusticano, raíz picante
한국어	서양고추냉이 seoyanggochunaeng'i, 양고추냉이 yanggochunaeng'i
日本語	西洋山葵 seiyōwasabi, ホースラディッシュ hōsuradisshu, 山葵大根 wasabidaikon, 山山葵 yamawasabi
中文	辣根 làgēn
Português	raiz-forte
Français	raifort
Deutsch	Meerrettich, Kren
Italiano	rafano, barbaforte, cren
Ελληνικά	χρένο chréno, αγριοράπανο agriorápano
Română	hrean
Русский	хрен xren
Tiếng Việt	cây cải ngựa
עברית	חזרת ḥazeret

noun condiment

Español	rábano picante, rábano rusticano, raíz picante
한국어	양고추냉이 yanggochunaeng'i
日本語	西洋山葵 seiyōwasabi, ホースラディッシュ hōsuradisshu, 山葵大根 wasabidaikon, 山山葵 yamawasabi
中文	辣根 làgēn
Português	raiz-forte
Français	raifort, cranson de Bretagne, cran
Deutsch	Meerrettich
Italiano	rafano, barbaforte, cren, rusticano
Ελληνικά	χρένο chréno, αγριοράπανο agriorápano
Română	hrean
Русский	хрен xren
Tiếng Việt	cải ngựa
العربية	فُجْل حَارّ fujl ḥārr
עברית	חזרת הגינה hazeret hagina

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@misc{horseradish_2026,
  title = {horseradish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horseradish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}