pickelhaube
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pickelhaube
- /ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/ UK
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Unadapted borrowing from German Pickelhaube.
noun pickelhaubes · pickelhauben
- A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. Whereupon an outlandish production number breaks out in which the Marx Brothers play xylophone on the pickelhauben of the assembled soldiers[…].
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noun helmet
| Français | casque à pointe |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Pickelhaube |
| Italiano | elmo chiodato |
| Русский | пике́льхаубе pikɛ́lʹxaubɛ, пикельхе́льм pikelʹxɛ́lʹm |
Talk about this word "pickelhaube." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pickelhaube. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pickelhaube. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pickelhaube "pickelhaube." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pickelhaube.Cite this
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