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mehlig

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German

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Etymology

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    Mehl +‎ -ig

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪç/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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    • Hyphenation: meh‧lig

    Adjective

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    mehlig (strong nominative masculine singular mehliger, comparative mehliger, superlative am mehligsten)

    1. mealy, floury (resembling meal, flour)
    2. (of potatoes) floury (soft and brittle when cooked)
      Antonyms: festkochend, fest
    3. (of fruits, e.g. apples) mealy, stale, lacking juice
      Antonyms: saftig, knackig, frisch

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