rapunzel
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Rapunzel¹
- /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.
proper noun Rapunzels
- A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
- The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale. […] as they loll in pairs or trios, looking down from the windows like Rapunzels and carpet-knights, while they eat bruised apricots, tomorrow is always on their lips as honey to come.
rapunzel²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Rapunzel.
noun
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A plant with leaves and crisp roots which have been used in salads, rampion, Campanula rapunculus.
Similar: rampion, raiponce, rover bellflower
- A plant with leaves which are used in salads, corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta.
Translations
Every language
name a German fairy tale
| Español | Rapunzel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라푼첼 Rapunchel |
| 日本語 | ラプンツェル Rapuntseru |
| 中文 | 長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘 Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang, 萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘 Wōjù Gūniang, 長髮公主 /长发公主 Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ |
| Português | Rapunzel |
| Français | Raiponce |
| Deutsch | Rapunzel |
| Italiano | Raperonzolo |
| Ελληνικά | Ραπουνζέλ Rapounzél |
| Română | Sălățica |
| Русский | Рапу́нцель Rapúncelʹ |
| עברית | רפונזל, רפונצל |
name the main character of that tale
| Español | Rapunzel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라푼첼 Rapunchel |
| 日本語 | ラプンツェル Rapuntseru |
| 中文 | 長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘 Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang, 萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘 Wōjù Gūniang, 長髮公主 /长发公主 Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ |
| हिन्दी | रॅपन्ज़ेल rĕpanzel |
| Français | Raiponce |
| Deutsch | Rapunzel |
| Italiano | Raperonzolo |
| Ελληνικά | Ραπουνζέλ Rapounzél |
| Română | Sălățica |
| Русский | Рапу́нцель Rapúncelʹ |
| العربية | رَابُونْزِل rābūnzil |
| עברית | רפונזל, רפונצל |
Talk about this word "rapunzel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rapunzel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rapunzel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rapunzel "rapunzel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rapunzel.Cite this
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title = {rapunzel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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