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Schnuckel
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German
Etymology
Probably related to a group of chiefly de nds-de and Central German dialect verbs schnucken, schnuckeln, and variants. These verbs mean “to eat sweets”, “to suck (like a baby)”, occasionally “to kiss”, all of which senses suit the noun perfectly.
Compare en snookums.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃnʊkəl/
de De-Schnuckel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m chen
darling, sweetheart, baby
Declension
m
Derived terms
de schnuckelig