spiel.
A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
Meaning & usage
A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
An early form of rap music.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognate with Old English spilian (“to revel, play”). See speel.
To talk at length.
To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognate with Old English spilian (“to revel, play”). See speel.
A curling tournament.
Where this word comes from
From the Scots spiel (“game, play; curling match”) from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spel.
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