Schmierzettel

German

Etymology

schmieren (“to scrawl”) +‎ Zettel (“slip of paper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃmiːɐ̯tsɛtl̩/

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• Hyphenation: Schmier‧zet‧tel

Noun

Schmierzettel m (genitive Schmierzettels, plural Schmierzettel)

1. slip of scratch paper

Further reading

• Schmierzettel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Schmierzettel” in Duden online