German

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Etymology

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From Rexglas, a preserving jar produced by REX-Konservenglas-Gesellschaft. The verb is modeled after einkochen or einmachen, common terms for canning food, by replacing -koch- with -rex-. The term is mainly used in Austria, similar to einwecken which is mainly used in Germany.

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nʁɛksn̩/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈaɛ̯nnʁɛksn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ein‧re‧xen

Verb

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einrexen (weak, third-person singular present rext ein, past tense rexte ein, past participle eingerext, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Southern Germany, chiefly Austria) (fruits and vegetables) to preserve, to can, to pickle
    Synonyms: einkochen, einmachen, einwecken

Conjugation

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