DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kartoffel.

potato

9 characters3 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑˈtɔfəl//kaˈtɔfəl/[kʰɑ̈ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl][kʰæ̝ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl]

potato
common-gender
whitey (A derogatory word used about ethnic Danes, mostly used by Danish citizens of non-Germanic origin.)
common-gender · derogatory · ethnic · slang · slur

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Kartoffel, from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”).

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