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feinschmecker

[ fahyn-shmek-uhr ]

noun

, German.
, plural fein·schmeck·er.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of feinschmecker1

First recorded in 1895–1900; literally, “fine-taster, gourmet”; from fein fine 1( def ) + Schmecker “taster,” from schmecken “to taste” ( smack 1( def ) ) + -er -er 1( def )

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