Käsehobel

German

Etymology

Käse (cheese) +‎ Hobel ((carpenter's) plane). Calque of Norwegian Bokmål ostehøvel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛːzəˌhoːbl̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Kä‧se‧ho‧bel

Noun

Käsehobel m (strong, genitive Käsehobels, plural Käsehobel)

  1. cheese slicer

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