horseradish
A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible rootA plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
» Horseradish tastes good on roast beef sandwiches.
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3 senses(countable)A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
Meerrettich, Kren
хренxren
хрінxrin
coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
(uncountable)A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
Meerrettich, Kren
хренxren
хрінxrin
the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
(countable, slang, uncountable)Nonsense.
Examples
10 sentencesHorseradish tastes good on roast beef sandwiches.
Do you have any horseradish?
deHaben Sie Meerrettich? — Waldelfe
Peel and finely chop the horseradish.
ruПочисти и тонко нарежь хрен. — odexed
Peel the horseradish and grate it finely.
deSchälen Sie den Meerrettich und reiben Sie ihn fein. — MUIRIEL
The roast beef was delicious with horseradish sauce.
Translations
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Origin
From horse + radish.From horse + radish.
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Forms
plural: horseradishesSynonyms
5 synonyms- coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root:horse radishred coleArmoracia rusticana
- the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning:horseradish root
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable