Polyglot Dictionary

Mehlschwitze

/ˈmeːlˌʃvɪtsə/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Mehlschwitzen

Meaning

  1. roux

    Built from Mehl (flour) + Schwitze (sweat).

    • Mache eine Mehlschwitze für die Soße.

      Make a roux for the sauce.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mehl flour
  • Schwitze sweat

Practice

1 What does Mehlschwitze mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mache eine ___ für die Soße.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mehlschwitze?

nouncompound

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