Neuter
Schmankerl
Meaning
tidbit (also figurative)
Synonyms
Gaumenschmaus
Gaumenkitzel
Gustostückerl
Hochgenuss
Glanzstück
Prachtexemplar
Gustostückerl
Kronjuwel
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmankɐl/
Etymology
Schmänkelein + -erl apparently, in 19th century cooking books also Schmankel, a culinary term for “was from Brey oder Muß ans Geschirr anbrät, Kruste” according to Schmeller’s Bavarian dictionary, then a kind of pastry from crusts, there explained as an expressive formation to Schmand.
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