Esswaren
See also: Eßwaren
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound of either essen (“to eat”) or Essen (“food”) + Waren (“wares, goods”).
Noun
editEsswaren f pl (plural only, singular Essware)
Usage notes
edit- The spelling Esswaren was deprecated in 1902 in the German spelling standardisation of the Second Orthographic Conference.
- The spelling Esswaren has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).