Backfischroman
German (Berlin)
/ˈbakfɪʃʁoˌmaːn/
noun
Definitions
- (literature) A kind of 19th- and 20th-century novel aimed at adolescent girl readers.
Etymology
Compound from German Backfisch (teenage girl, literally fish for baking, fried fish) + German Roman (novel).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Roman
Gloss
novel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backfisch English
- Backfisch German
- Bildungsroman German
- Fisch German
- Kriminalroman German
- Künstlerroman German
- Roman German
- backen German
- romanhaft German
- bakfis Hungarian
- bakvis Dutch, Flemish
- roman French
- backfisch Swedish