Polyglot Dictionary

Teigwaren

/ˈtaɪ̯kˌvaːʁən/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. pasta

    Built from Teig (dough) + Ware (goods).

    • In der Schweiz sagt man Teigwaren.

      In Switzerland they say Teigwaren for pasta.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Teig dough
  • Ware goods

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pâtes

pâtes is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pasta."

Portuguese

macarrão

macarrão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pasta."

Practice

1 What does Teigwaren mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der Schweiz sagt man ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Teigwaren?

nouncompound

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