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Strohwitwe
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German
de:
Etymology
From de Stroh Witwe. First attested in the early 18th century.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtʁoːvɪtvə/
de De-Strohwitwe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Stroh wit we
Noun
f er
de colloquial jocular grass widow married woman whose spouse is away
de grüne Witwe
de 1839 w:Karl Leberecht Immermann Schaub Düsseldorf Münchhausen 4 289 http://www.deutschestextarchiv.de/book/view/immermann_muenchhausen04_1839/?hl=Strohwittwe&p=301 Himmlisch kannst du sprechen, Herzkind, und einer jungen Strohwitwe, die noch dazu das Unglück hat, selbst in ihren Landläufer von Gemahl verliebt zu sein, den Kopf schon verdrehen; aber kennst du die Welt, das taube, hartmäulige Tier? You can talk heavenly, sweet boy, and you can mess with the head of a young grass widow who is unfortunate enough to even love her vagabond of a husband; but do you know the world, the deaf, stubborn beast?
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Strohwitwenschaft
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