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Spinat

spinach

noun shpi-NAHT Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: from Arabic via Old French

Usage Note

Spinat is spinach, used fresh in salads or wilted as a side dish. Rahmspinat (creamed spinach) is a classic German preparation, often served with a fried egg. The children's saying Spinat essen macht stark (eating spinach makes you strong) is widely known.

Examples

"Den Spinat kurz in heißer Butter zusammenfallen lassen."

Natural Translation

Let the spinach briefly wilt in hot butter.

Literal Translation

The spinach briefly in hot butter collapse let.

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