Schinken
German, noun/ˈʃɪŋkən/
Schinken is a German masculine noun meaning “ham, pork from the hindquarter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fleisch der Schenkel von Schlachtvieh meist im engeren Sinne von Schweinen”.
What does Schinken mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineham, pork from the hindquarter
- 2
colloquialmasculinehams, buttocks
- 3
colloquialderogatorymasculineold tome or painting
Ölschinken
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fleisch der Schenkel von Schlachtvieh meist im engeren Sinne von Schweinen 2. Oberschenkel und Gesäßhälften 3. schweres oder großes Buch 4. ein als minderwertig empfundenes oder auch großes Gemälde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schinken
- Schinkens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schinken?
- /ˈʃɪŋkən/
- [ˈʃɪŋkŋ̩]
- [ˈʃɪŋkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schinken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schinken in German?
Schinken appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).