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horseradish

UK/ˈhɔːsɹædɪʃ//ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/

horseradish noun: a plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.

horseradish: a plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root
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Noun

horseradish (countable and uncountable, plural horseradishes)

  1. (countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
  2. (uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
  3. (slang) Nonsense.

horseradish meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Persian

horseradish in Tamil

முருங்கை, குதிரை முள்ளங்கி

horseradish in Telugu

the horseradish or drumstick tree, Moringa pterygosperma
మునగ munaga, శిగ్రువు śigruvu

horseradish in Arabic

condiment
فُجْل حَارّ fujl ḥārr

horseradish in Persian

plant
ترب کوهی torob-e kūhī
More languagesFewer languages
horseradish in Thai
ฮอร์สแรดิช hɔ̂ɔs rɛɛ dìt
horseradish in Vietnamese
cây cải ngựa, cải ngựa

Synonyms of horseradish

Forms of horseradish

pluralhorseradishes
alternative formhorse-radish

Origin of horseradish

From horse + radish.

Words formed from horseradish

Phrases with horseradish

Questions about horseradish

What does horseradish mean?
Horseradish means a plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
What is horseradish in Tamil?
Horseradish in Tamil is முருங்கை, குதிரை முள்ளங்கி. See Horseradish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is horseradish?
Horseradish is a noun.
How do you pronounce horseradish?
Horseradish is pronounced /ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of horseradish?
The plural of horseradish is horseradishes.

Words near horseradish in the dictionary

  1. horseproof
  2. horsepucky
  3. horserace
  4. horseraces
  5. horseracing
  6. horseradish
  7. horseradish sauce
  8. horseradish sauces
  9. horseradish tree
  10. horseradish trees
  11. horseradished

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: horseradish (page history and authors); horseradish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మునగ (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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