Petersilienwurzel

parsley root

noun pay-ter-ZEE-li-en-vur-tsel Less Common

Usage Note

Petersilienwurzel is feminine and names the pale, aromatic root, a classic component of the soup-vegetable bundle Suppengrün. It resembles parsnip but tastes more strongly of parsley.

Examples

"Ins Suppengrün gehört auch eine Petersilienwurzel."

Natural Translation

A parsley root also belongs in the soup vegetables.

Literal Translation

Into-the soup-greens belongs also a parsley-root.

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