Kanten
Meaning
(of bread) crust; heel
Kante
- (feminine) edge (sharp boundary line), border
- (feminine) ledge, rim, brink
- (feminine) edge
- (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
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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