Quetsche

Quetsche

See also: quetsche

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Quetsche f (genitive Quetsche, plural Quetschen)

  1. (Lorraine, Alsace, Saarland, Luxembourg) alternative form of Zwetschge

Etymology 2

    Deverbal from quetschen.

    Noun

    Quetsche f (genitive Quetsche, plural Quetschen)

    1. a method, application or instance of squeezing
    2. (Southern Germany, Austria, slang) squeezebox
    Declension
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Quetsche” in Duden online
    • Quetsche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • J. C. Adelung (1793–1801), “Quetsche”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition