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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{af|de|Mohr|-n-|alt2=-en-|Kopf|t1=Moor|t3=head}}.
From {{af|de|Mohr|-en-|Kopf|t1=Moor|t3=head}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|[ˈmoːʁənˌkɔp͡f]}}
* {{IPA|de|[ˈmoːʁənˌkɔp͡f]}}
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* {{audio|de|De-Mohrenkopf.ogg}}
* {{hyph|de|Moh|ren|kopf}}
* {{hyph|de|Moh|ren|kopf}}
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* {{audio|de|De-Mohrenkopf.ogg|Audio}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}}
{{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}}


# {{lb|de|also|heraldry|see usage note}} [[negro]]'s head
# {{lb|de|now|possibly|offensive}} {{w|Chocolate-coated marshmallow treat}}
# {{lb|de|dated|now|often|offensive}} [[chocolate teacake]] {{gloss|type of dessert}}
#: {{syn|de|Negerkuss}}
#: {{syn|de|Schokokuss|Schaumkuss|Negerkuss<q:now offensive>}}
# {{C|de|Mushrooms}} {{vern|sooty milk cap}} ({{taxlink|Lactarius lignyotus|species}}, an [[unpalatable]] [[mushroom]])
# {{C|de|Mushrooms}} {{vern|sooty milk cap}} ({{taxlink|Lactarius lignyotus|species}}, an [[unpalatable]] [[mushroom]])
#: {{syn|de|Schornsteinfeger|Mohrenkopfmilchling|Schwarzkopfmilchling}}
#: {{syn|de|Schornsteinfeger|Mohrenkopfmilchling|Schwarzkopfmilchling}}
# {{C|de|Columbids}} the name of [[dove]]s of some particular [[race]]s
# {{C|de|Columbids}} the name of [[dove]]s of some particular [[race]]s

====Usage notes====
{{m|de||Mohrenkopf}} is an increasingly controversial word. In reference to the chocolate marshmallow candy, it is now often considered discriminatory and replaced with {{m|de|Schokokuss}} or {{m|de|Schaumkuss}}.<ref>{{cite-journal|title=Mohrenkopf|url=https://www.dwds.de/wb/Mohrenkopf|journal=Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache|date=23 November 2020}}</ref> The usage of a {{lang|de|Mohrenkopf}} in heraldry may also be considered racist.<ref>{{cite-journal|author=Alexandra Kratz|title=Rassismus-Debatte in Stuttgart-Möhringen: Der Mohr im Wappen soll bleiben|url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.rassismus-debatte-in-stuttgart-moehringen-der-mohr-im-wappen-soll-nicht-getilgt-werden.a8ab4bef-ac4f-40ca-8a27-04cb85ff8871.html|journal=Stuttgarter Zeitung|date=22 October 2020}}</ref>


====Declension====
====Declension====
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|Schmalkaldener Mohrenkopf
|Schmalkaldener Mohrenkopf
|Süddeutscher Mohrenkopf
|Süddeutscher Mohrenkopf
|Württemberger Mohrenkopf}}
|Württemberger Mohrenkopf
}}

===References===
{{reflist}}


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}
* {{R:UniLeipzig}}
* {{R:UniLeipzig}}

Latest revision as of 07:12, 10 September 2024

German

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Etymology

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From Mohr (“Moor”) +‎ -en- +‎ Kopf (“head”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmoːʁənˌkɔp͡f]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Moh‧ren‧kopf

Noun

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Mohrenkopf m (strong, genitive Mohrenkopfes or Mohrenkopfs, plural Mohrenköpfe)

  1. (also heraldry, see usage note) negro's head
  2. (dated, now often offensive) chocolate teacake (type of dessert)
    Synonyms: Schokokuss, Schaumkuss, (now offensive) Negerkuss
  3. sooty milk cap (Lactarius lignyotus, an unpalatable mushroom)
    Synonyms: Schornsteinfeger, Mohrenkopfmilchling, Schwarzkopfmilchling
  4. the name of doves of some particular races

Usage notes

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Mohrenkopf is an increasingly controversial word. In reference to the chocolate marshmallow candy, it is now often considered discriminatory and replaced with Schokokuss or Schaumkuss.[1] The usage of a Mohrenkopf in heraldry may also be considered racist.[2]

Declension

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Declension of Mohrenkopf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mohrenkopf die Mohrenköpfe
genitive eines des Mohrenkopfes, Mohrenkopfs der Mohrenköpfe
dative einem dem Mohrenkopf, Mohrenkopfe1 den Mohrenköpfen
accusative einen den Mohrenkopf die Mohrenköpfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “Mohrenkopf”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1], 2020 November 23
  2. ^ Alexandra Kratz (2020 October 22) “Rassismus-Debatte in Stuttgart-Möhringen: Der Mohr im Wappen soll bleiben”, in Stuttgarter Zeitung‎[2]

Further reading

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