mehlig

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German

Etymology

Mehl +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: meh‧lig

Adjective

mehlig (strong nominative masculine singular mehliger, comparative mehliger, superlative am mehligsten)

  1. mealy, floury (resembling meal, flour)
  2. (of potatoes) floury (soft and brittle when cooked)
    Antonyms: festkochend, fest
  3. (of fruits, e.g. apples) mealy, stale, lacking juice
    Antonyms: saftig, knackig, frisch

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