horseradish的词源

英文词源

horseradish (n.)

1590s, Cochlearia armoricia; the common name preserves the once-common figurative sense of horse as "strong, large, coarse" (as in in obsolete horse mushroom, horse parsley, Old English horsminte "horse mint," etc.); also see radish.

中文词源

horseradish：辣根

horse,马，此处表强调大，radish,萝卜。

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