Rührgerät

electric mixer

noun RUER-guh-rayt Less Common

Usage Note

Rührgerät is a handheld electric mixer for whisking and beating, from rühren (to stir). Plural Rührgeräte. The synonym Handmixer is also common in home kitchens.

Examples

"Mit dem Rührgerät geht das Schlagen viel schneller."

Natural Translation

With the mixer the whisking goes much faster.

Literal Translation

With the mixer goes the beating much faster.

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