Kümmeltürke
German (Berlin)
/ˈkʏml̩ˌtʏʁkə/
noun
Definitions
- (derogatory) A Turk or Middle Easterner (male or or unspecified sex).
- (obsolete) Someone from the region of Halle, Germany.
- (obsolete) A Philistine somebody who lacks appreciation for art or culture.
Etymology
Compound from German Kümmel (caraway) + German Türke (Turk).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Türke
Gloss
Turk
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kummelweck English
- cuminum Latin
- Kümmel German
- Kümmelblättchen German
- Türke German
- Türkenbund German
- Türkentaube German
- Türkin German
- kummel Dutch, Flemish
- kim Serbo-Croatian
- kumil Old High German
- kümel Middle High German