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German
Etymology
Zwiebel (“onion”) + Fisch (“fish”), originally "fish of low quality", then "low quality, clutter".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviːbl̩ˌfɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃ
- Hyphenation: Zwie‧bel‧fisch
Noun
Zwiebelfisch m (strong, genitive Zwiebelfisches or Zwiebelfischs, plural Zwiebelfische)
- (printing) A character that is by mistake printed in a font different from the rest.
- misprint
Declension
Declension of Zwiebelfisch
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