Kurschatten

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German

Etymology

From Kur (cure, stay at a health resort) +‎ Schatten (shadow; someone who follows or escorts another continuously). Health resorts are considered fertile ground for affairs because people usually go there unaccompanied (besides other possible factors).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːrˌʃatən/,
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  • Hyphenation: Kur‧schat‧ten
  • Rhymes: -atn̩

Noun

Kurschatten m (strong, genitive Kurschattens, plural Kurschatten)

  1. an acquaintance or (most often) erotic affair that one meets during a stay at a health resort or other medical facility

Declension