Kartoffel

Signification

1. (feminine) potato
2. (derogatory,feminine,sometimes) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kaʁˈtɔfəl/

Étymologie

From older Tartuffel or Tartüffel (18th c.), from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum or Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).
The use as an ethnic nickname is due to the prominence of potatoes in German cuisine. Compare Spaghetti (“Italian”), Käskopp (“Dutch person”).