Stuten

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtuːtən/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German stūt, stute (literally thigh, rump), hence “thigh-shaped bread”. Compare Middle Dutch stuyt, regional Dutch stoet (bread). Cognate with German Steiß from Old High German stiuȥ.

Noun

Stuten m (strong, genitive Stutens, plural Stuten)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, Western Germany) soft, usually sweetened, white bread
    Zu Wurst oder Käse esse ich Graubrot, aber zu Marmelade lieber Stuten.
    I eat dark bread with sausage or cheese, but I prefer white bread with jam.
    • 1921 [1913], Gorch Fock [pseudonym; Johann Kinau], Seefahrt ist not!, page 60:
      Dann bekam die Nebelkrähe ihren aufgeweichten Stuten. Der struppige Kluß schlug mit den Flügeln und quarkte vergnügt über das Fressen: []
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Etymology 2

Noun

Stuten

  1. plural of Stute

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