Schnipsel

Meaning

scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)

Concepts

snippet

piece

fag end

snip

snippets

trimming

clipping

oddment

excerpt

Synonyms

Fetzen

Fragment

Rest

Stückchen

Flicken

teil

stück

Translations

recorte

tijeretazo

petit morceau

morceau coupé

rimanenza

ritagli

restant

cesoiata

snipper

snoeisel

parraquet

petite entaille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃnɪpsəl/

Etymology

Variant of Schnitzel, which used to be the dominant form before it became common in the sense of “cutlet” (to which it is now often restricted). Compare the verbs schnippeln (“to snip”) and schnipsen (“to nip off”). Ultimately all these forms pertain to schneiden (“to cut”).