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Backfisch.

baked or fried fish, or a fish intended for baking or frying

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbakˌfɪʃ]
  1. baked or fried fish, or a fish intended for baking or frying

    masculine · strong
  2. backfisch, teenage or late-adolescent girl

    dated · humorous · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From backen (“to bake”) + Fisch (“fish”). Figurative sense probably from the use of younger, smaller fish for baking, although many different theories exist.

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