Kanten

Meaning

(of bread) crust; heel

Kante

  1. (feminine) edge (sharp boundary line), border
  2. (feminine) ledge, rim, brink
  3. (feminine) edge
  4. (Switzerland, feminine) tram platform

Synonyms

Brotkanten

Bödeli

Riebel

Knörzchen

Knippchen

Reiftle

Scherzl

Krüstchen

Knerzel

Riebele

Knorzen

Timpken

Mürgeli

Gigele

Aheuer

Gnetzla

Knurrn

Ortstückel

Knäppele

Ranfl

Ränftl

Knießchen

Anscherzl

Kipfla

Knüppchen

Bugl

Stützle

Knäusperle

Knäuschen

Reiftchen

Kipf

Mürgel

Knörzla

Anschnitt

Scherzerl

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkantn̩/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch cant, cante (“edge, rim, piece of bread”), adopted from Dutch settlers in East Elbia since the 12th century. Compare synonymous German Kante.

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