Merkel-Raute
German, noun[ˈmɛʁkl̩ʁaʊ̯tə]
Merkel-Raute is a German feminine noun meaning “a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet with the thumbs and index fingers forming a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Merkel-Raute mean in English?
noun
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femininea hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Merkel-Raute
- Merkel-Rauten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Merkel-Raute?
- [ˈmɛʁkl̩ʁaʊ̯tə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.