Katerfrühstück

German

Etymology

Kater (“hangover”) +‎ Frühstück (“breakfast”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Katerfrühstück n (genitive Katerfrühstücks, plural Katerfrühstücke)

1. first meal of the day after a night of heavy drinking, believed to cure the hangover, usually consisting of marinated herring (rollmops), pickled gherkins or cucumber or similar, normally sour-tasting food.

See also

• Frühstück

Further reading

• “Katerfrühstück” in Duden online