Kappes
Meaning
- (Central,German,Upper-German,West,masculine,no-plural,strong) cabbage, Brassica oleracea
- (Central,German,Upper-German,West,masculine,no-plural,strong) nonsense
Concepts
bollocks
gibberish
idiocy
nonsense
rot
cabbage
guff
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkapəs/
Etymology
From western German dialects including Central Franconian Kappes (“cabbage”). The meaning “nonsense” might be a loan translation of Kohl (etymology 2), the origins of which are quite unclear, however.
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