Kaffeesudlesen

== German == === Etymology === Kaffeesud (“coffee grounds”) +‎ Lesen (“reading”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈfeːsuːtˌleːsn̩/ (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈkafezuːtˌleːzn̩/ (Germany) Hyphenation: Kaf‧fee‧sud‧le‧sen === Noun === Kaffeesudlesen n (strong, genitive Kaffeesudlesens, no plural) (Austria) tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading (predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee) (figurative) pointless speculation or prediction about future events ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Kaffeesatzlesen Kaffeesatzleserei ==== Related terms ==== Gedankenlesen Handlesen Lesebuch