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Kloß

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nouninformalmasculine
  1. thickish lump
  2. dumpling
  3. fatso; overweight person

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeKloßKlöße
genitiveKloßesKlöße
dativeKloß / KloßeKlößen
accusativeKloßKlöße

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Used in the library

  • Mittags gab es bei Tobias' Mutter Schäufele mit Klößen, gebratene Schweineschulter auf fränkische Art.At lunchtime Tobias's mother served Schäufele with dumplings, roast pork shoulder the Franconian way.B1Kerwa-Tagebuch — A Kerwa Diary
  • Hilde macht Timo vor, wie man einen Kloß mit nassen Händen formt.Hilde shows Timo how to shape a dumpling with wet hands.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Bällchendiminutive of Ball: little ball; a ball of food, such as a dumpling, a scoop of icecream, etc.
  • Klumpenlump; clod
  • Knubbelknob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something); knot (of people)
  • Knödeldumpling; bucks, dosh, dough, moola (money)

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