Kalbshaxe
German, noun/ˈkalpsˌhaksə/
Kalbshaxe is spelled K-A-L-B-S-H-A-X-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kalbshaxe is a German feminine noun meaning “knuckle of veal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der untere Teil der Keule von einem Kalb”.
What does Kalbshaxe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineknuckle of veal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der untere Teil der Keule von einem Kalb
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 Kalbshaxe
- Kalbshaxen plural
- Kalbshachse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kalbshaxe?
- /ˈkalpsˌhaksə/
- [ˈkalpsˌhaksə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kalbshaxe in German?
Kalbshaxe appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).