Quargel

German

Etymology

With the Central German development tw- → qu- (see quer) from late Middle High German twarc, from a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Compare tvarůžek, plural tvarůžky. Doublet of Quark.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvaːɡl̩/
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Noun

Quargel m (strong or mixed, genitive Quargels, plural Quargel or Quargeln)

  1. (Austria) a kind of ripened soft cheese made from sour milk with a strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour, Olomouc cheese
  2. (Austria, informal) nonsense, rubbish, baloney
    Synonyms: Unsinn, Quatsch, Kappes, Topfen, Quark

Declension
Declension of Quargel [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Quargel die Quargel, Quargeln
genitive eines des Quargeles, Quargels der Quargel, Quargeln
dative einem dem Quargel, Quargele1 den Quargeln
accusative einen den Quargel die Quargel, Quargeln

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Quargel” in Duden online
  • “Quargel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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