Kummerspeck
German, noun/ˈkʊmɐˌʃpɛk/
Kummerspeck is spelled K-U-M-M-E-R-S-P-E-C-K (11 letters). Kummerspeck is a German masculine noun meaning “excess weight or body fat gained due to emotional overeating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übergewicht infolge seelischer Probleme (beispielsweise Liebeskummer, Stress)”.
What does Kummerspeck mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexcess weight or body fat gained due to emotional overeating
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Übergewicht infolge seelischer Probleme (beispielsweise Liebeskummer, Stress)
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 Kummerspeck
- Kummerspecks genitive
- Kummerspeckes genitive
- Kummerspecke dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kummerspeck?
- /ˈkʊmɐˌʃpɛk/
- [ˈkʊmɐˌʃpɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.