Feuerzangenbowle

flaming rum-punch bowl

noun FOY-er-tsang-en-boh-leh Rare

Usage Note

Feuerzangenbowle is a dramatic German party drink: a rum-soaked sugar cone is set alight over a pot of hot spiced red wine, dripping flaming caramel into the wine. It is associated with the cult 1944 film of the same name. Plural: Feuerzangenbowlen.

Examples

"Am Silvesterabend bereiteten sie eine traditionelle Feuerzangenbowle zu."

Natural Translation

On New Year's Eve they prepared a traditional Feuerzangenbowle.

Literal Translation

On New Year's Eve prepared they a traditional Feuerzangenbowle.

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