Küchenschrank

kitchen cupboard

noun KUEKH-en-shrank Rare

Also means

kitchen cabinet

Usage Note

Küchenschrank is the general term for any freestanding or fitted kitchen cabinet. It can refer to a tall larder unit or an individual wall cabinet. Plural Küchenschränke.

Examples

"Sie räumte das Geschirr in den Küchenschrank."

Natural Translation

She put the crockery away in the kitchen cupboard.

Literal Translation

She cleared the crockery into the kitchen-cupboard.

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