Polyglot Dictionary

Milchferkel

/ˈmɪlçˌfɛʁkl̩/

das 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
Milchferkel

Meaning

  1. suckling pig

    Built from Milch (milk) + Ferkel (piglet).

    • Es gibt Milchferkel.

      There is suckling pig.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Milch milk
  • Ferkel piglet

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cochinillo

cochinillo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "suckling pig."

Practice

1 What does Milchferkel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es gibt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Milchferkel?

nouncompound

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