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German
Etymology
Compound of Küche (“kitchen”) + -n- + Latein (“Latin”). First attested in Middle Low German köken latyn, Köken latin, thus seemingly a popular word ridiculing the improper use of Latin words by the uneducated (such as women and servants in the kitchen). Later used by humanists to refer to non-classical Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
Küchenlatein n (strong, genitive Küchenlateins, no plural)
- dog Latin
Declension
Declension of Küchenlatein
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Küchenlatein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache