Feminine

Schleiereule

Meaning

  1. (feminine) barn owl
  2. (feminine) Goliath webcap (Cortinarius praestans)
  3. (derogatory, feminine, slang) a woman wearing a veil, usually an Islamic niqab

Concepts

common barn owl

Goliath webcap

white barn owl

barn-owl

Synonyms

hässliche Frau

blaugestiefelter Schleimkopf

Baumkauz

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐˌʔɔʏ̯lə/
Etymology

From Schleier (“veil”) + Eule (“owl”).

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