Masculine

Schmutz

  1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) dirt
  2. (dialectal, masculine, no-plural, strong) fat
  3. (masculine, no-plural, strong) a cocktail with equal parts beer and cola

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

drägg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wuescht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃmʊt͡s/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German smuz. Cognate with Middle English bismitten (“to stain, soil”), Dutch smet (“spot, dirt”), English smut.

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