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Tüte.

a small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or plastic (sometimes also of fabric, for which more properly Beutel is used)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtyː.tə/
  1. a small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or plastic (sometimes also of fabric, for which more properly Beutel is used)

    feminine
  2. ellipsis of Eistüte (“ice cream cone”)

    Germany · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
  3. joint, spliff (marijuana cigarette)

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”). Cognate with English tote (“bag”), Dutch tuit (“spout”). Further origin unknown, though has been suggested to be part of a sound-symbolic family of words including Zitze (“teat”).

name/ˈtyː.tə/
  1. The exit area of the subway stop Hauptbahnhof in Bielefeld

    colloquial · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”). Cognate with English tote (“bag”), Dutch tuit (“spout”). Further origin unknown, though has been suggested to be part of a sound-symbolic family of words including Zitze (“teat”).

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