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Kümmelblättchen

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German

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Etymology

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From Kümmel (caraway) +‎ Blättchen (little card). The first element is actually a folk etymology, and is an alteration of Hebrew גִּימֶל (gímel, the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kümmelblättchen n (strong, genitive Kümmelblättchens, no plural)

  1. (archaic) three-card monte
    Synonym: Dreiblatt

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