Westentasche
German, noun/ˈvɛstn̩ˌtaʃə/
Westentasche is spelled W-E-S-T-E-N-T-A-S-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Westentasche is a German feminine noun meaning “vest pocket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an einer Weste angebrachte, kleine Tasche”.
What does Westentasche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevest pocket
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. an einer Weste angebrachte, kleine Tasche
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 Westentasche
- Westentaschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Westentasche?
- /ˈvɛstn̩ˌtaʃə/
- [ˈvɛstn̩ˌtaʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Westentasche in German?
Westentasche appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).