Henkersmahlzeit
German, noun/ˈhɛŋkɐsˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t/
Henkersmahlzeit is spelled H-E-N-K-E-R-S-M-A-H-L-Z-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Henkersmahlzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “last meal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das letzte Essen eines zum Tode Verurteilten vor der Hinrichtung”.
What does Henkersmahlzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelast meal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das letzte Essen eines zum Tode Verurteilten vor der Hinrichtung 2. (letztes) gemeinsames Essen vor einem bevorstehenden – meist unangenehmen – Ereignis
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 Henkersmahlzeit
- Henkersmahlzeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Henkersmahlzeit?
- /ˈhɛŋkɐsˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t/
- [ˈhɛŋkɐsˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Henkersmahlzeit in German?
Henkersmahlzeit appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).