Anstandsrest

== German == === Etymology === Anstand +‎ -s- +‎ Rest, since the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanʃtant͡sˌʁɛst/ === Noun === Anstandsrest m (strong, genitive Anstandsrestes or Anstandsrests, plural Anstandsreste) (now informal) a small bit of a meal or drink deliberately left over as part of a dated cultural custom to signal voluntary relinquishment (also used humorously for any leftover, intentional or not) Synonym: Anstandsstück Hypernyms: Essensrest, Rest ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Bestecksprache === Further reading === “Anstandsrest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Anstandsrest” in Duden online “Anstandsrest” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon Anstandsrest on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de