English Explanatory Dictionary

Hunsrik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A West Central German language or dialect, influenced by other German varieties as well as Portuguese, spoken by over 1 million people in (mainly southern) Brazil.

Pronunciation

/ˈhuns.rik/ /ˈhʊns.rɪk/ /ˈhʌns-/ /ˈhʌnz-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hunsrik.wav

Word forms

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from Hunsrik, representing a rarer spelling of Hunsrick. This word principally refers to the Hunsrück mountains in southwestern Germany (where the largest group of German settlers came from). However, it is also used of the language, e.g. Hunsrick spreche (“to speak Hunsrik”).

Related words

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