Fusel

See also: fusel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Fusel, perhaps originally from Rotwelsch.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːzl̩/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Fusel m (strong, genitive Fusels, plural Fusel)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) hooch, booze, swill (liquor of low quality)
    Ein ganz billiger Fusel.
    A very cheap booze.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: fusel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fusel

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Fusel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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