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schlager

/ʃlɑːɡə/

schlager noun: a chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.

Noun

schlager (countable and uncountable, plural schlagers)

  1. (uncountable) A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
  2. (countable) A piece made in this style.

Forms of schlager

pluralschlagers

Origin of schlager

From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).

Questions about schlager

What does schlager mean?
Schlager means a chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
What part of speech is schlager?
Schlager is a noun.
How do you pronounce schlager?
Schlager is pronounced /ʃlɑːɡə/.
What is the plural of schlager?
The plural of schlager is schlagers.

Words near schlager in the dictionary

  1. Schlabaches
  2. Schlafly
  3. Schlag
  4. Schlagel
  5. Schlagels
  6. schlager
  7. schlagers
  8. Schlageter
  9. Schlageters
  10. Schlags
  11. schlagsahne

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