küchen-

See also: kuchen, Kuchen, and Küchen

German

Etymology

At first in Küchenlatein, then generalized. From Küche (“kitchen”), where, in the past, the less educated women and/or house servants would speak among each other.

Prefix

küchen-

  1. amateurish, unqualified, (fig.) armchair
    ‎küchen- + ‎Psychologie (“psychology”) → ‎Küchenpsychologie (“armchair psychology”)
    ‎küchen- + ‎Latein (“Latin”) → ‎Küchenlatein (“dog Latin”)
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