Latte
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German latte, from Old High German latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, cognate with English lath, Dutch lat.
Noun
editLatte f (genitive Latte, plural Latten)
- batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)
- Synonym: Stakete
- (colloquial) boner, erection
- Synonym: Ständer
- Morgenlatte ― morning wood
- 2019, Max & Jakob, Kann ich nicht sagen, muss ich nackt sehen[1], Random House, →ISBN:
- Bei Männern ist das schwieriger, mich hat schon das ein oder andere mal eine Latte begrüßt, wo ich sie nicht gebrauchen konnte. Besonders in den Morgenstunden.
- It's more difficult with men, I've been greeted with a boner once or twice where I couldn't use it. Especially in the morning hours.
- (colloquial) beanpole (tall, thin person)
- (colloquial) heap, ton (large quantity)
- Synonym: Stange
- Das kostet eine Latte Geld. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (colloquial, in set phrases) all the same
- Das ist mir Latte! ― It's all the same to me!
- 2001, “Ich möchte nicht, dass ihr meine Lieder singt”, performed by Jan Delay:
- Aber mir ist diese Meinung Latte / Wenn da draußen niemand ist der mich versteht / Verkauf ich halt nur eine Platte
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)
- Synonym: Stange
- Lattentreffer (soccer) ― shot against the bar
- (sports) bar (to be jumped over, made of wood or metal)
Declension
editDeclension of Latte [feminine]
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editLatte m or f (strong, genitive Latte, plural Lattes or Latte)
- (informal) Ellipsis of Latte macchiato.
- 2021 November 6, Andreas Rüttenauer, “Zertifikatehandel mit dem Klimagewissen: Schweinsbraten gegen Waschnüsse”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
- Von der Freischankfläche aus sieht man einen französischer Bäcker, der echte Münchner Croissants verkauft. Daneben kann man Latte trinken.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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