Join free

dunkel

English · Deutsch

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

dunkel¹

  • /ˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/

Rhymes with -ʌŋkəl

Where it comes from

From German dunkel (“dark”).

noun dunkels

  1. countable, uncountable A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor. I drank dunkel export beer in the Bier Halle where all the girls were called Therese;

Dunkel²

  • /ˈdʌn.kəl/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Dunkel.

proper noun Dunkels

  1. A surname from German.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"dunkel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dunkel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dunkel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dunkel

Chicago

"dunkel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dunkel.

BibTeX
@misc{dunkel_2026,
  title = {dunkel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dunkel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}