Zwiebelfisch

German

Etymology

Zwiebel (“onion”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”), originally "fish of low quality", then "low quality, clutter".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviːbl̩ˌfɪʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: Zwie‧bel‧fisch

Noun

Zwiebelfisch m (strong, genitive Zwiebelfisches or Zwiebelfischs, plural Zwiebelfische)

  1. (printing) A character that is by mistake printed in a font different from the rest.
  2. misprint

Declension

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