Kümmeltürke

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German

Etymology

From Kümmel (caraway) +‎ Türke (Turk). The term was first coined in the 18th century to refer to students from Kümmeltürkei, an area so named for its caraway production, but in modern times is used exclusively in a transferred sense as a slur, sometimes explained as being due to Turks smelling like caraway or cumin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏml̩ˌtʏʁkə/
  • Hyphenation: Küm‧mel‧tür‧ke
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Noun

Kümmeltürke m (weak, genitive Kümmeltürken, plural Kümmeltürken, feminine Kümmeltürkin)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Turk; Middle Easterner
  2. (obsolete, student slang) someone from the region of Halle, Germany
  3. (obsolete) Philistine (somebody who lacks appreciation for art or culture)
    • 1814, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Der Goldene Topf [The Golden Pot]‎:
      Daß ich niemals Bohnenkönig geworden, daß ich im Paar oder Unpaar immer falsch geraten, daß mein Butterbrot immer auf die fette Seite gefallen, von allem diesen Jammer will ich gar nicht reden: aber ist es nicht ein schreckliches Verhängnis, daß ich, als ich denn doch nun dem Satan zum Trotz Student geworden war, ein Kümmeltürke sein und bleiben mußte?
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