Zwetschge

Meaning

1. (feminine) plum (fruit)
2. (feminine) freestone damson (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica)
3. (also, feminine, regional, slang) coochie, quim

Concepts

plum

damson

prune

European plum

damson plum

Damson plum

domestic plum

plum tree

Synonyms

Pflaume

Zwetschke

Zwetsche

Reneklode

Zwetschgenbaum

Ringlotte

Kriecherl

Zibarte

Hafer-Pflaume

Mirabelle

Kriechen-Pflaume

Pflaumenbaum

Translations

ciruela

ameixa

prune

quetsche

prugna

δαμάσκηνο

prune de Damas

erik

prūnum

pruna

pruim

susina

kwets

quetsch

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

zwätschge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡə]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: Tzwetzschken

In summary

From Middle High German Tzwetzschken, from the Vulgar Latin plural form *davascena, from Latin damascēna n pl (“damascene plums”), from Ancient Greek δαμασκηνά (damaskēná, “damascene plums”) itself from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós, “Damascus”).