køkkenmødding

Danish

Etymology

From køkken +‎ mødding. Coined by Danish zoologist and geologist Japetus Steenstrup.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰøɡŋ̩ˌmøðeŋ]

Noun

køkkenmødding c (definite singular køkkenmøddingen, indefinite plural køkkenmøddinger, definite plural køkkenmøddingerne)

  1. (archaeology) a kitchen midden; a prehistoric pile of waste, especially associated with the Ertebølle culture (c. 5,400 - 3,950 BC)
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