Verkürbissung

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ Kürbis +‎ -ung, a calque of Ancient Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις (apokolokúntōsis).

Noun

Verkürbissung f (genitive Verkürbissung, plural Verkürbissungen)

  1. pumpkinification (nonce word used in the context of the book Apocolocyntosis Claudii ascribed to Seneca)
    Synonym: Apokolokyntosis
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