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Schminke.

make-up

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃmɪŋkə/
  1. make-up

    feminine
    Ich gehe immer ohne Schminke zur Arbeit.
Where this word comes from

An originally Central and Low German word, from late Middle High German smicke, smyncke (“make-up”), Middle Low German sminke. Further origin uncertain, but probably related with schmeichen, Middle Low German smēken (“to spread, stroke”).

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