Durchreiche

serving hatch, pass-through window between kitchen and dining area

noun DOORKH-ry-khe Rare

Usage Note

Durchreiche is a small opening in the wall between kitchen and dining room through which food is passed; popular in 1970s German home design and now sometimes removed during renovations for an open-plan layout.

Examples

"Durch die Durchreiche reichte sie die Teller ins Esszimmer."

Natural Translation

Through the serving hatch she passed the plates into the dining room.

Literal Translation

Through the serving-hatch handed she the plates into-the dining-room.

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