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Schnittlauch

chives

noun SHNIT-lowkh Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: from schneiden, to cut, plus Lauch, leek

Usage Note

Schnittlauch is masculine and is treated as a mass noun with no real plural. The thin green stalks are snipped over quark, eggs and bread topped with butter.

Examples

"Auf das Butterbrot streute sie feinen Schnittlauch."

Natural Translation

She sprinkled fine chives on the buttered bread.

Literal Translation

On the butter-bread sprinkled she fine chives.

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