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Handkäse
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German
Alternative forms
de Handkäs
Etymology
de :af Hand<t:hand> Käse<t:cheese>
From de Hand Käse hand cheese, named such for originally being shaped by hand.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhantˌkɛːzə/ standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈhantˌkeːzə/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de De-Handkäse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hand kä se
de ɛːzə 3
Noun
m,,-
A type of sour milk cheese particularly common in Hesse and other parts of central western Germany.
Declension
m,,-
Further reading
de Cheeses