Kuchen
German
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkuːxən/, [ˈkuːxn̩], [ˈkuːχn̩], [-ən]
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Etymology 1
editFrom Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. Compare Dutch koek. Doublet of Quiche.
Noun
editKuchen m (strong, genitive Kuchens, plural Kuchen, diminutive Küchlein n or Küchelchen n)
Usage notes
edit- Kuchen can refer to almost any foodstuff that is made of dough, baked in a pan or oven, and considered fit for consumption by itself (unlike bread). Which sorts are in fact called Kuchen and which are not, is mainly a matter of tradition, for which no clear rule can be given. For example, Pizza is not included in the term, unlike the rather similar Zwiebelkuchen (“onion tart”) and Flammkuchen. While most Kuchen have pieces cut from them, the northern German Schmalzkuchen are bite-sized. Similarly, most Kuchen are made of flour, but Reibekuchen are made of potatoes.
- All that said, the prototypical Kuchen is a fairly large, sweet pastry similar to the English cake.
Declension
editDeclension of Kuchen [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Apfelkuchen
- Aschenkuchen
- Baumkuchen
- Blechkuchen
- Döppekuchen
- Eierkuchen
- Fantakuchen
- Flammkuchen
- Fleischkuchen
- Gemüsekuchen
- Käsekuchen
- Kirschkuchen
- Lebkuchen
- Mohnkuchen
- Mutterkuchen
- Napfkuchen
- Obstkuchen
- Pfannkuchen
- Pflaumenkuchen
- Pustekuchen
- Reibekuchen
- Rosinenkuchen
- Sandkuchen
- Schmalzkuchen
- Speckkuchen
- Spießkuchen
- Streuselkuchen
- Zwiebelkuchen
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: kuchen
- → Esperanto: kuko
- Ido: kuko
- → Japanese: クーヘン (kūhen)
- → Kashubian: kùch
- → Portuguese: cuca, cuque
- → Spanish: kuchen
See also
editEtymology 2
editProper noun
editKuchen n (proper noun, genitive Kuchens or (optionally with an article) Kuchen)
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Further reading
edit- “Kuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kuchen” in Duden online
- Kuchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kuchen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Luxembourgish
editNoun
editKuchen
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