Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwetschgenkuchen

/ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡənˈku.kən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zwetschgenkuchen
IPA: /ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡənˈku.kən/

43

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zwetschgenkuchen, from Zwetschge + -n- + Kuchen.

Inflected Forms

Zwetschgenkuchens (plural)

Synonyms

Pflaumenkuchen Prummetaat Quetschekuche Zwetschgendatschi Zwetschgenplootz

Questions

How do you pronounce zwetschgenkuchen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡənˈku.kən/.
What does zwetschgenkuchen mean?: A traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.
Where does zwetschgenkuchen come from?: Borrowed from German Zwetschgenkuchen, from Zwetschge + -n- + Kuchen.

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