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Kaffeesudlesen
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German
Etymology
de :af Kaffeesud<t:coffee grounds> Lesen<t:reading>
de Kaffeesud coffee grounds Lesen reading
Pronunciation
de /kaˈfeːsuːtˌleːsn̩/ Austria
de /ˈkafezuːtˌleːzn̩/ Germany
de Kaf fee sud le sen
Noun
n.sg de Austria
tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee
de figurative pointless speculation or prediction about future events
Declension
n.sg
Synonyms
de Kaffeesatzlesen
de Kaffeesatzleserei
Related terms
de Gedankenlesen
de Handlesen
de Lesebuch