Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kris kringle mart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: kris kringle -mart
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Christkindlmarkt (“a Christmas market”).

Example Sentences

"and also to the December Kris Kringle Mart in Nürnberg, running from the beginning of the month right up until Christmas."
"The Kris Kringle Mart (sometimes called Christmas Fair) is in the city square right in front of the Catholic Church."
"Throughout the country, Christmas markets — sometimes known as Kris Kringle marts— begin opening during the last week of November."

Etymology

By surface analysis, analyzable either as (1) a calque of German Christkindlmarkt or (2) a proprialization from Kris Kringle + mart.

Inflected Forms

Kris Kringle Marts (plural)

Synonyms

Christkindlmarkt

Questions

What does kris kringle mart mean?: Synonym of Christkindlmarkt (“a Christmas market”).
Where does kris kringle mart come from?: By surface analysis, analyzable either as (1) a calque of German Christkindlmarkt or (2) a proprialization from Kris Kringle + mart.

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