Mohrenkopf

German Etymology de :af Mohr<t:Moor> -en- Kopf<t:head> From de Mohr -en- Kopf Moor head. Pronunciation de [ˈmoːʁənˌkɔp͡f] de De-Mohrenkopf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Moh ren kopf Noun m,(e)s,^e de also heraldry see usage note negro's head de dated now often offensive chocolate teacake type of dessert de Schokokuss Schaumkuss Negerkuss<q:now offensive> de Mushrooms sooty milk cap (Lactarius lignyotus species, an unpalatable mushroom) de Schornsteinfeger Mohrenkopfmilchling Schwarzkopfmilchling de Columbids the name of doves of some particular races Usage notes de Mohrenkopf is an increasingly controversial word. In reference to the chocolate marshmallow candy, it is now often considered discriminatory and replaced with de Schokokuss or de Schaumkuss.Mohrenkopf https://www.dwds.de/wb/Mohrenkopf Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache 23 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20260602094131/https://www.dwds.de/wb/Mohrenkopf 2 June 2026 The usage of a de Mohrenkopf in heraldry may also be considered racist.Alexandra Kratz Rassismus-Debatte in Stuttgart-Möhringen: Der Mohr im Wappen soll bleiben https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.rassismus-debatte-in-stuttgart-moehringen-der-mohr-im-wappen-soll-nicht-getilgt-werden.a8ab4bef-ac4f-40ca-8a27-04cb85ff8871.html Stuttgarter Zeitung 22 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20241209203352/https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.rassismus-debatte-in-stuttgart-moehringen-der-mohr-im-wappen-soll-nicht-getilgt-werden.a8ab4bef-ac4f-40ca-8a27-04cb85ff8871.html 9 December 2024 Declension m,(e)s,^e Derived terms de Altdeutscher Mohrenkopf Schlesischer Mohrenkopf Schmalkaldener Mohrenkopf Süddeutscher Mohrenkopf Württemberger Mohrenkopf References Further reading