Spucknapf

German

Etymology

spucken +‎ Napf

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʊkˌnap͡f/
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Noun

Spucknapf m (strong, genitive Spucknapfes or Spucknapfs, plural Spucknäpfe)

spittoon
- 1851, Heinrich Heine, “Jetzt wohin?”, in Romanzero‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
  Doch es ängstet mich ein Land, / Wo die Menschen Tabak käuen, / Wo sie ohne König kegeln, / Wo sie ohne Spucknapf speien.
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Related terms

Spucke

Further reading

“Spucknapf” in Duden online

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