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Question:
How do you spell spanferkel?
Answer:
"Spanferkel" is a German word that literally means "sucking pig." It has come to mean a gathering at which a whole pig, calf, or steer is roasted.
Source:
Cassell's German Dictionary.
Notes:
Subject:
Spanferkel
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