Diesel

 

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Named after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the Diesel motor. The surname is a variation of Tüssel.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdiːzl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Die‧sel

Diesel m (strong, genitive Diesels or Diesel, plural Diesel)

1. Ellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (“diesel fuel”).
2. Ellipsis of Dieselmotor (“diesel engine”).
3. (by extension) diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
4. (drink) a cocktail with equal parts beer and cola, thus named because of the colour of the mixture

   Synonyms: Moorwasser, Schmutz, Schweinebier

Diesel n (strong, genitive Diesels, plural Diesel)

1. (informal, regional) Coke mixed with beer

Diesel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Diesels or (with an article) Diesel, feminine genitive Diesel, plural Diesels or Diesel)

1. a surname

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