Kartoffel

German (Berlin)

/kaʁˈtɔfəl/, /kɐˈtɔfəl/

noun
Definitions
  • potato
  • (derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthone populations in Germany

Etymology

Derived from Italian tartufolo derived from Latin *territūberum, terrae tūber (tuber of the earth).

Origin

Latin

terrae tūber

Gloss

tuber of the earth

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