schwarz

Meaning

black, reflecting little or no light
(figuratively) illegal
black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
(Germany,relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
without milk
not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
(relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene (“black scene”) in German)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃvarts/

Etymology

From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare Dutch zwart, English swart and swarthy, West Frisian swart, Danish sort.