Messerspitze

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Messerspitze f (genitive Messerspitze, plural Messerspitzen)

1. knife tip
2. (cooking) an imprecise amount of a (chiefly powdery) ingredient; a pinch; as much as would fit on the tip of a knife

Synonyms

• (abbreviations) Msp., Msp

Related terms

• Messerklinge, Messerwerfer
• Höhenmesser, Geschwindigkeitsmesser
• Speerspitze, Spitzenlänge, Spitzengeschwindigkeit

Further reading

• “Messerspitze” in Duden online