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Etymology edit

Schmänkelein +‎ -erl apparently, in 19th century cooking books also Schmankel, a culinary term for “was from Brey oder Muß ans Geschirr anbrät, Krusteaccording to Schmeller’s Bavarian dictionary, then a kind of pastry from crusts, there explained as an expressive formation to Schmand.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmankɐl/
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  • Hyphenation: Schman‧kerl

Noun edit

Schmankerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Schmankerls, plural Schmankerl or Schmankerln)

  1. tidbit (also figurative)

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