Rosinenpicken

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German

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Etymology

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From Rosine +‎ picken. Derived from idiomatic expressions such as sich die Rosinen herauspicken (to cherry-pick, literally to pick out raisins) or sich die Rosinen aus dem Kuchen picken (literally to pick raisins out of the cake).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁoˈziːnənˌpɪkən/
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧si‧nen‧pi‧cken

Noun

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Rosinenpicken n (strong, genitive Rosinenpickens, no plural)

  1. cherry picking (act)
    Synonym: Rosinenpickerei

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Further reading

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