name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɹəˈpʌnzəl/
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1
name
Meaning 1
A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A plant with leaves and crisp roots which have been used in salads, rampion, Campanula rapunculus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: food, lifestyle, vegetable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A plant with leaves which are used in salads, corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: food, lifestyle, vegetable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.
Borrowed from German Rapunzel.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘
(Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang)
— a German fairy tale
Chinese Mandarin:
萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘
(Wōjù Gūniang)
— a German fairy tale
Chinese Mandarin:
長髮公主 /长发公主
(Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ)
— a German fairy tale
Czech:
Locika
— a German fairy tale
Dutch:
Raponsje
— a German fairy tale
Dutch:
Rapunzel
— a German fairy tale
Esperanto:
Rapunkolo
— a German fairy tale
Finnish:
Tähkäpää
— a German fairy tale
French:
Raiponce
— a German fairy tale
German:
Rapunzel
— a German fairy tale
Greek:
Ραπουνζέλ
(Rapounzél)
— a German fairy tale
Hebrew:
רפונזל
— a German fairy tale
Hebrew:
רפונצל
— a German fairy tale
Icelandic:
Garðabrúða
— a German fairy tale
Italian:
Raperonzolo
— a German fairy tale
Japanese:
ラプンツェル
(Rapuntseru)
— a German fairy tale
Korean:
라푼첼
(Rapunchel)
— a German fairy tale
Latin:
Rapuncula
— a German fairy tale
Marathi:
रॅपुन्जेल
(rĕpunjel)
— a German fairy tale
Polish:
Roszpunka
— a German fairy tale
Portuguese:
Rapunzel
— a German fairy tale
Romanian:
Sălățica
— a German fairy tale
Russian:
Рапу́нцель
(Rapúncelʹ)
— a German fairy tale
Spanish:
Rapunzel
— a German fairy tale
Thai:
ราพันเซล
(raa-pan-sel)
— a German fairy tale
Turkish:
Rapunzel
— a German fairy tale
Arabic:
رَابُونْزِل
(rābūnzil)
— the main character of that tale
Armenian:
Ռապունցել
(Ṙapuncʻel)
— the main character of that tale
Bulgarian:
Рапунцел
(Rapuncel)
— the main character of that tale
Chinese Mandarin:
長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘
(Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang)
— the main character of that tale
Chinese Mandarin:
萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘
(Wōjù Gūniang)
— the main character of that tale
Chinese Mandarin:
長髮公主 /长发公主
(Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ)
— the main character of that tale
Czech:
Locika
— the main character of that tale
Dutch:
Raponsje
— the main character of that tale
Dutch:
Rapunzel
— the main character of that tale
Esperanto:
Rapunkolo
— the main character of that tale
Finnish:
Tähkäpää
— the main character of that tale
French:
Raiponce
— the main character of that tale
German:
Rapunzel
— the main character of that tale
Greek:
Ραπουνζέλ
(Rapounzél)
— the main character of that tale
Hebrew:
רפונזל
— the main character of that tale
Hebrew:
רפונצל
— the main character of that tale
Hindi:
रॅपन्ज़ेल
(rĕpanzel)
— the main character of that tale
Icelandic:
Garðabrúða
— the main character of that tale
Italian:
Raperonzolo
— the main character of that tale
Japanese:
ラプンツェル
(Rapuntseru)
— the main character of that tale
Korean:
라푼첼
(Rapunchel)
— the main character of that tale
Latin:
Rapuncula
— the main character of that tale
Marathi:
रॅपुन्जेल
(rĕpunjel)
— the main character of that tale
Persian:
راپانزل
(râpânzel)
— the main character of that tale
Persian:
راپونزل
(râpunzel)
— the main character of that tale
Polish:
Roszpunka
— the main character of that tale
Romanian:
Sălățica
— the main character of that tale
Russian:
Рапу́нцель
(Rapúncelʹ)
— the main character of that tale
Slovene:
Zlatolaska
— the main character of that tale
Spanish:
Rapunzel
— the main character of that tale
Thai:
ราพันเซล
(raa-pan-sel)
— the main character of that tale
Turkish:
Rapunzel
— the main character of that tale
