Genussmittel

== German == === Alternative forms === Genußmittel (superseded) === Etymology === Genuss (“pleasure, enjoyment”) +‎ Mittel (“means, resource, substance”). Compare Dutch genotsmiddel (“recreational drug”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈnʊsˌmɪtl̩/ === Noun === Genussmittel n (strong, genitive Genussmittels, plural Genussmittel) a foodstuff or beverage consumed mainly for enjoyment, such as alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spices, usually also including tobacco and comparable non-mind-altering substances for smoking, chewing, etc. Antonyms: Arzneimittel, Betäubungsmittel, Nahrungsmittel ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Lebensmittel