"Rapunzel" meaning in English

See Rapunzel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Rapunzel.wav Forms: Rapunzels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Rapunzel}} German Rapunzel Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Rapunzel (plural Rapunzels)
  1. A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb. Categories (topical): Fairy tale characters, Fairy tales Translations (a German fairy tale): 長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang) (Chinese Mandarin), 萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang) (Chinese Mandarin), 長髮公主 /长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Locika [feminine] (Czech), Rapunkolo (Esperanto), Tähkäpää (Finnish), Raiponce [feminine] (French), Rapunzel [feminine] (German), Ραπουνζέλ (Rapounzél) [feminine] (Greek), רפונזל [feminine] (Hebrew), רפונצל [feminine] (Hebrew), Raperonzolo [feminine] (Italian), ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru) (Japanese), 라푼첼 (Rapunchel) (Korean), Rapuncula [feminine] (Latin), रॅपुन्जेल (rĕpunjel) [feminine] (Marathi), Roszpunka [feminine] (Polish), Rapunzel [feminine] (Portuguese), Sălățica [feminine] (Romanian), Рапу́нцель (Rapúncelʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Rapunzel [feminine] (Spanish), ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel) (Thai), Rapunzel (Turkish)
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  2. The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale. Categories (topical): Fairy tale characters, Fairy tales, Fictional characters Translations (the main character of that tale): رَابُونْزِل (rābūnzil) [feminine] (Arabic), Ռապունցել (Ṙapuncʻel) (Armenian), Рапунцел (Rapuncel) (Bulgarian), 長髮姑娘 /长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang) (Chinese Mandarin), 萵苣姑娘 /莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang) (Chinese Mandarin), 長髮公主 /长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Locika [feminine] (Czech), Raponsje [feminine] (Dutch), Rapunkolo (Esperanto), Tähkäpää (Finnish), Raiponce [feminine] (French), Rapunzel [feminine] (German), Ραπουνζέλ (Rapounzél) [feminine] (Greek), רפונזל [feminine] (Hebrew), רפונצל [feminine] (Hebrew), रॅपन्ज़ेल (rĕpanzel) [feminine] (Hindi), Raperonzolo [feminine] (Italian), ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru) (Japanese), 라푼첼 (Rapunchel) (Korean), Rapuncula [feminine] (Latin), रॅपुन्जेल (rĕpunjel) [feminine] (Marathi), راپانزل (râpânzel) (Persian), راپونزل (râpunzel) (Persian), Roszpunka [feminine] (Polish), Sălățica [feminine] (Romanian), Рапу́нцель (Rapúncelʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Zlatolaska [feminine] (Slovene), Rapunzel [feminine] (Spanish), ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel) (Thai), Rapunzel (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Rapunzelesque, Rapunzelian, Rapunzel syndrome

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "Rapunchel",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "word": "라푼첼"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rapuncula"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "rĕpunjel",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "रॅपुन्जेल"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râpânzel",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "word": "راپانزل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râpunzel",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "word": "راپونزل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Roszpunka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sălățica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Rapúncelʹ",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Рапу́нцель"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zlatolaska"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rapunzel"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "raa-pan-sel",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "word": "ราพันเซล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the main character of that tale",
      "word": "Rapunzel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rapunzel"
}

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