Latwerge

• Latwerg

From Middle High German latwārje, latwērje, from Late Latin ēlectuārium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”). Compare Hungarian and Slovak lekvár (“jam”).

• IPA^(key): /latˈvɛʁɡə/, (dialectal) /laˈtvɛrʃ/

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• Hyphenation: Lat‧wer‧ge

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1. (medicine) electuary

   Synonym: Leckmittel

2. (Northern Germany) fruit mush, especially plum puree

   Synonyms: Fruchtmus, Pflaumenmus, (Austria) Powidl

• Also used regionally with masculine gender as Latwerg.

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• Latwerge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Pflaumenmus § Latwerge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Latwerge” in Duden online
• “Latwerge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Latwerge” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.