Schmalz

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, neuter, strong, uncountable, usually) grease, lard
2. (derogatory, masculine, neuter, strong) schmaltz (something cheesy or excessively sentimental, e.g., music), corniness
3. (Austria, masculine, neuter, strong) imprisonment for illegal activity
4. (masculine, neuter, strong) english (spin imparted on a billiard ball by hitting it on the side)

Name

1. (feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong) a surname — famously held by
2. (feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong) a surname — famously held by:

Concepts

lard

fat

grease

schmaltz

sentimentality

oil

razzle-dazzle

sentiment

suet

tallow

wax

backfat

blubber

saim

butter

🧈

corniness

dripping

goo

Synonyms

Fett

Talg

Butter

🧈

Schweinefett

Speck

🥓

Rührseligkeit

Schmer

Herz und Schmerz

Sentimentalität

übertriebene Sentimentalität

Spint

Gefühlsduselei

Wachs

Empfindsamkeit

Inschlitt

Schweineschmalz

Körperkraft

Rückenfett

Schmier

Gefühlsseligkeit

Flumen

Flomen

Insehelt

Gefühlskitsch

Larmoyanz

Muskelkraft

Öl

Schmiere

Translations

saindoux

reuzel

strutto

manteca

smeer

talk

manteca de cerdo

kaarsvet

banha

talg

λαρδί

gras

lardo

graisse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃmal(t)s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: smalz

Inherited from Old High German: smalz

In summary

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną. Doublet of Emaille. The figurative sense in part as a backformation from schmalzig.