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German
Etymology
Wasser (“water”) + Häuschen (“small house (diminutive of Haus)”). Named because the shops were originally created to sell bottled water. The -chen suffix is common in Frankfurt-area variants of German.
Noun
Wasserhäuschen n (strong, genitive Wasserhäuschens, plural Wasserhäuschen)
- (Hesse, chiefly Frankfurt) A kiosk; a small shop in an outbuilding selling alcoholic drinks, newspapers and snacks, usually with a bar or tables for outdoor drinking.
2021 April 30, Katrin Rosendorff, “Wasserhäuschen in Frankfurt: Gute Nachrichten für die Büdchen”, in Frankfurter Rundschau:Denn: Jahrzehntelang hatte die Stadt die Verpachtung dieser Wasserhäuschen, die auf stadteigenen Grundstücken stehen, der Brauereigruppe Radeberger überlassen.- Because: For decades the city had entrusted the lease of these kiosks, which stand on city-owned property, to the Radeberger group.
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