German Words in the English language

Sharon W.
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  1. autobahn
    an expressway in a German-speaking country
  2. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  3. brat
    a very troublesome child
  4. bratwurst
    a small pork sausage
  5. dachshund
    small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
  6. doppelganger
    a person who is almost identical to another
  7. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  8. frankfurter
    a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork
  9. gestalt
    a whole that cannot be described as a sum of its parts
  10. hinterland
    a remote and undeveloped area
  11. Kaiser
    the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
  12. kaput
    destroyed or completely broken
  13. kibitz
    make unwanted and intrusive comments
  14. kindergarten
    a preschool for children to prepare them for primary school
  15. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  16. kohlrabi
    plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
  17. lager
    a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast
  18. muesli
    mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
  19. Pilsner
    a pale lager with strong flavor of hops
  20. poltergeist
    a ghost that creates disorder and noise
  21. pumpernickel
    a dense, dark bread made from whole-grain rye flour
  22. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  23. schnitzel
    deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
  24. Sturm und Drang
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder
  25. umlaut
    a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German
  26. verboten
    forbidden or prohibited
  27. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  28. wiener
    a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork
  29. wienerwurst
    a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
  30. Zeitgeist
    the spirit of the time
  31. zwieback
    slice of sweet bread baked again until it is hard and crisp
Created on Thu Oct 30 11:35:26 EDT 2008

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