Küchenlatein
German, noun[ˈkʏçn̩laˌtaɪ̯n]
Küchenlatein is spelled K-Ü-C-H-E-N-L-A-T-E-I-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written German, the 535,730th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Küchenlatein is a German neuter noun meaning “dog Latin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„schlechtes“ oder „barbarisches“ Latein”.
What does Küchenlatein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdog Latin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. „schlechtes“ oder „barbarisches“ Latein 2. Küche und Gastronomie betreffender Fachjargon
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 Küchenlatein
- Küchenlateins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Küchenlatein?
- [ˈkʏçn̩laˌtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Küchenlatein in German?
Küchenlatein appears about once in every 74 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).