Kümmelblättchen
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Etymology[edit]
From Kümmel (“caraway”) + Blättchen (“little card”). The first element is actually a folk etymology, and is an alteration of Hebrew גִּימֶל (gímel, “the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet”).
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Noun[edit]
Kümmelblättchen n (strong, genitive Kümmelblättchens, no plural)
- (archaic) three-card monte
- Synonym: Dreiblatt