Blümchenkaffee
German
Etymology
From Blümchen (“small flower”) + Kaffee (“coffee”), 18th c. Named after the decorative flower visible at the bottom of the cup.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblyːmçənˌkafe/
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Noun
Blümchenkaffee m (strong, genitive Blümchenkaffees, plural Blümchenkaffees)
- (humorous) weak coffee
- 1994, Ulla Heise, Süsse muss der Coffee sein!:
- Blümchenkaffee ist ein Heißgetränk aus Kaffee-Ersatz (um 1900 herum gibt es in Deutschland mehr als 400 eingetragene Sorten, die von über 250 Fabriken produziert werden), das aus mit Blumenmalerei versehenen Trinkgefäßen genossen […]
- Flower coffee is a hot beverage made from a coffee substitute (around 1900 there are more than 400 registered varieties in Germany, which are produced by over 250 factories), which is enjoyed from drinking vessels decorated with flower paintings
- 2004, Alexander Honold, Klaus Rüdiger Scherpe, Mit Deutschland um die Welt: eine Kulturgeschichte des Fremden in der Kolonialzeit, →ISBN:
- Und wer hätte wohl gedacht, daß man beim Blümchenkaffee von Ländern reden würde, in denen wirklicher, echter Kaffee wächst und die deutsche Flagge weht?
- And who would have thought that while drinking coffee substitute one would talk about countries where real, unadulterated coffee grows and the German flag flies?
- (figurative, by extension) wallflower, milksop
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Declension
Declension of Blümchenkaffee [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Blümchensex, Blümchentee, Mauerblümchen, Wiesenblümchen
- Kaffeehaus, Milchkaffee
See also
Further reading
- Blümchenkaffee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Blümchenkaffee” in Duden online
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