Schärfe
German
Etymology
From scharf (adjective) + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁfə/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schär‧fe
Noun
Schärfe f (genitive Schärfe, plural Schärfen)
- sharpness
- spiciness, hotness
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 28/2010, page 98:
- Freunde exotischer Gerichte verbrennen sich mitunter gehörig den Mund, weil sie die Schärfe falsch einschätzen.
- Friends of exotic dishes now and then awfully burn their mouth, because they misjudge the spiciness.
- pungency
Declension
Declension of Schärfe [feminine]
Related terms
- scharf (adjective)