Polyglot Dictionary

blitzblank

/ˈblɪtsblaŋk/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. spotless

    Built from Blitz (lightning) + blank (shiny).

    • Die Küche ist blitzblank.

      The kitchen is spotless.

Made of

  • Blitz lightning
  • blank shiny

Similar words

sauber

Blitzblank is spotless, an intensified "sparkling clean"; sauber is the plain, everyday word for clean.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

imaculado

imaculado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spotless."

Practice

1 What does blitzblank mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Küche ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches blitzblank?

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