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Genussmittel
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German
Alternative forms
de Genußmittel superseded
Etymology
de Genuss pleasure, enjoyment Mittel means, resource, substance. Compare nl genotsmiddel recreational drug
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˈnʊsˌmɪtl̩/
de De-Genussmittel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
a foodstuff or beverage consumed mainly for enjoyment, such as alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spices, usually also including tobacco and comparable non-mind-altering substances for smoking, chewing, etc.
de Arzneimittel Betäubungsmittel Nahrungsmittel
Declension
n
Hypernyms
de Lebensmittel