Mondgesicht

German

Etymology

Mond (moon) + Gesicht (face)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnt.ɡəˌzɪçt/
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Noun

Mondgesicht n (genitive Mondgesichtes, plural Mondgesichter)

  1. (medicine) moon face
  2. (derogatory) an unattractively round face (e.g. in an overweight person)
  3. (also childish) a crude drawing of a face, consisting of a circle and four marks for the eyes, nose, and mouth
    Punkt, Punkt, Komma, Strich – fertig ist das Mondgesicht.
    literally: Point, point, comma, stroke - complete is the moon face.

Declension

Derived terms

  • mondgesichtig
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