Kartoffel

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

1. (feminine) potato
2. (derogatory,feminine,sometimes) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany

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Phát âm là (IPA)

/kaʁˈtɔfəl/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

From older Tartuffel or Tartüffel (18th c.), from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum or Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).
The use as an ethnic nickname is due to the prominence of potatoes in German cuisine. Compare Spaghetti (“Italian”), Käskopp (“Dutch person”).