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Scheibe

slice (of bread, sausage, cheese)

noun SHY-buh Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

pane (of glass)

Usage Note

Scheibe in culinary use means a single flat cut of food: eine Scheibe Brot (a slice of bread), Scheiben Aufschnitt (slices of cold cuts). The word is also used in non-food contexts (pane of glass), but in cooking the food sense is primary.

Examples

"Er legte zwei Scheiben Käse auf das frisch gebackene Brot."

Natural Translation

He placed two slices of cheese on the freshly baked bread.

Literal Translation

He laid two slices cheese on the freshly baked bread.

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