Hämmchen

German

Alternative forms

Hämchen

Etymology

From archaic Hamme +‎ -chen, chiefly through Central Franconian Hämmche. Further from Middle High German hamme, from Old High German hamma, from Proto-Germanic *hammō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛmçən/

Noun

Hämmchen n (genitive Hämmchens, plural Hämmchen)

(regional, Rhineland, cooking) pork knuckle

Synonyms

Eisbein (northern and central Germany)
Schweinshaxe (Austro-Bavarian)

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