Koteletten

See also: koteletten

German

Etymology 1

19th century, from French côtelettes (“sideburns”, literally “cutlets”), humorously after the form, invoking the idea of two cutlets glued to the sides of the face. In French an exclusively informal and now apparently archaic use.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔtˈlɛtən/
  • IPA(key): /kɔtˈleːtən/ (colloquial variant, perhaps regional)
  • IPA(key): /koːt(ə)ˈlɛtən/ (dated)
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Noun

Koteletten (normally plural, singular Kotelette)

  1. sideburns (facial hair extending on the sides of the face near the ears)
  2. (by extension) the hair directly in front of the ears (even when short or in a woman)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔtˈlɛtən/, /ˈkɔtlɛtən/

Noun

Koteletten

  1. dative plural of Kotelett

Further reading
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