Geisterzug

German

Etymology

From Geist (“ghost”) +‎ Zug (“train”). In the meaning "Cologne carnival parade", the second component is short for Umzug (“parade”).

Noun

Geisterzug m (strong, genitive Geisterzuges or Geisterzugs, plural Geisterzüge)

ghost train
alternative carnival parade in Cologne, Germany

Further reading

“Geisterzug” in Duden online
“Geisterzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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