Entengrütze
German, noun/ˈɛntənˌɡrʏtsə/
Entengrütze is a German feminine noun meaning “scum, duckweed (thin, usually greenish plant matter floating at the surface of ponds, lakes, or slow-running rivers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Wasserlinsen, die oft von Enten gefressen wird”.
What does Entengrütze mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalscum, duckweed (thin, usually greenish plant matter floating at the surface of ponds, lakes, or slow-running rivers)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Wasserlinsen, die oft von Enten gefressen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Entengrütze?
- /ˈɛntənˌɡrʏtsə/
- [ʔɛn.tn̩ˌɡʁʏ.t͡sə]
- [ˈɛntn̩ˌɡʁʏt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Entengrütze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Entengrütze in German?
Entengrütze appears about once in every 40 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).