Kümmeltürke

== German == === Etymology === From Kümmel (“caraway”) +‎ Türke (“Turk”). The term was first coined in the 18th century to refer to students from Kümmeltürkei, an area so named for its caraway production, but in modern times is used exclusively in a transferred sense as a slur, sometimes explained as being due to Turks smelling like caraway or cumin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʏml̩ˌtʏʁkə/ Hyphenation: Küm‧mel‧tür‧ke === Noun === Kümmeltürke m (weak, genitive Kümmeltürken, plural Kümmeltürken, feminine Kümmeltürkin) (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Turk; Middle Easterner (obsolete, student slang) someone from the region of Halle, Germany (obsolete) Philistine (someone who lacks appreciation for art or culture) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Kümmeltürkei ==== See also ==== Deutschtürke === Further reading === “Kümmeltürke” in Duden online “Kümmeltürke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Kümmeltürke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.