Schmankerl

German

Etymology

Schmänkelein +‎ -erl apparently, in 19th century cooking books also Schmankel, a culinary term for “was from Brey oder Muß ans Geschirr anbrät, Kruste” according to Schmeller’s Bavarian dictionary, then a kind of pastry from crusts, there explained as an expressive formation to Schmand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmankɐl/
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  • Hyphenation: Schman‧kerl

Noun

Schmankerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Schmankerls, plural Schmankerl or Schmankerln)

  1. tidbit (also figurative)

Declension

Declension of Schmankerl [neuter, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schmankerl die Schmankerl, Schmankerln
genitive eines des Schmankerls der Schmankerl, Schmankerln
dative einem dem Schmankerl den Schmankerln
accusative ein das Schmankerl die Schmankerl, Schmankerln

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