Feuerzangenbowle
German, noun/ˈfɔɪ̯ɐt͡saŋənˌboːlə/
Feuerzangenbowle is spelled F-E-U-E-R-Z-A-N-G-E-N-B-O-W-L-E (16 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feuerzangenbowle is a German feminine noun meaning “A traditional German alcoholic drink for which a rum or arak-soaked sugar-loaf is set on fire and drips into mulled wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Getränk auf der Basis von Rotwein, Rum und rumgetränktem Zucker, der vor dem Trinken angezündet wird”.
What does Feuerzangenbowle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA traditional German alcoholic drink for which a rum or arak-soaked sugar-loaf is set on fire and drips into mulled wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Getränk auf der Basis von Rotwein, Rum und rumgetränktem Zucker, der vor dem Trinken angezündet 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.
Forms of Feuerzangenbowle
- Feuerzangenbowlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feuerzangenbowle?
- /ˈfɔɪ̯ɐt͡saŋənˌboːlə/
- [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐt͡saŋənˌboːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Feuerzangenbowle in German?
Feuerzangenbowle appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).