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Rosinenpicken
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German
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Etymology
From de Rosine picken. Derived from idiomatic expressions such as de sich die Rosinen herauspicken to cherry-pick to pick out raisins or de sich die Rosinen aus dem Kuchen picken to pick raisins out of the cake.
Pronunciation
de /ʁoˈziːnənˌpɪkən/
de Ro si nen pi cken
Noun
n.sg
cherry picking act
de Rosinenpickerei
Declension
n.sg
Related terms
de Rosinenpicker
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