Rauchware

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvaːʁə/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

17th century, from rauch, an obsolete byform of rau (“rough, coarse”, here “hairy”), + Ware (“ware, merchandise”), possibly after earlier Middle Low German rûwāre.

Noun

Rauchware f (genitive Rauchware, plural Rauchwaren) (often in the plural)

  1. tanned furs ready to be processed into clothing
    Synonyms: Pelzware, (gegerbte) Pelze
Declension
Declension of Rauchware [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rauchware die Rauchwaren
genitive einer der Rauchware der Rauchwaren
dative einer der Rauchware den Rauchwaren
accusative eine die Rauchware die Rauchwaren

Etymology 2

From Rauch (“smoke”) +‎ Ware (“ware, merchandise”). Younger than etymology 1 and perhaps in part from misinterpretation of it.

Noun

Rauchware f (genitive Rauchware, plural Rauchwaren) (often in the plural)

  1. smokable tobacco products
    Synonyms: Rauchtabak, Rauchtabakprodukte, (broader) Tabakware, Tabakprodukte
  2. smoked meat and sausages
    Synonyms: Räucherfleisch, Rauchfleisch, Rauchfleischware
Declension
Declension of Rauchware [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rauchware die Rauchwaren
genitive einer der Rauchware der Rauchwaren
dative einer der Rauchware den Rauchwaren
accusative eine die Rauchware die Rauchwaren

Further reading

  • “Rauchware” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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