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Kappes.

cabbage, Brassica oleracea

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkapəs/

  1. cabbage, Brassica oleracea

    Central · German · Upper-German · West · masculine · no-plural · strong
    Ich mach heut' Abend Kappes-Durcheinander.

  2. nonsense

    figuratively · masculine · no-plural · strong
    Erzähl mir keinen Kappes!
Where this word comes from

From western German dialects including Central Franconian Kappes (“cabbage”). The meaning “nonsense” might be a loan translation of Kohl (etymology 2), the origins of which are quite unclear, however.

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