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Kuhhandel

German, noun/ˈkuːˌhandl̩/

Kuhhandel is a German masculine noun meaning “logrolling, horsetrading (informal exchange of a dubious nature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein fadenscheiniges Tauschgeschäft, vor allem in der Politik”.

What does Kuhhandel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    derogatoryinformalmasculinelogrolling, horsetrading (informal exchange of a dubious nature)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ein fadenscheiniges Tauschgeschäft, vor allem in der Politik

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 Kuhhandel

  • Kuhhandels genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Kuhhandel?

  • /ˈkuːˌhandl̩/
  • [ˈkuːˌhandl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Kuhhandel in German?

Kuhhandel appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).