Aachtchen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

• From Aacht (“eight”) +‎ -chen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːχtɕən]

Noun

Aachtchen f (plural Aachtercher)

1. eight (card games)
2. traditional Luxembourgish pastry consisting of two round pastries baked overlapping each other, whose shape then resembles the number eight.
3. bent wheel (slang)

Further reading

• Aachtchen in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire.