mangold

n : beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle

feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {Beta

vulgaris vulgaris}]

manged

/mahnjd/ [probably from the French "manger" or Italian

"mangiare", to eat; perhaps influenced by English "mange",

"mangy"] Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged,

usually beyond repair. "The disk was manged after the

electrical storm." Compare {mung}.

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