1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Schneebesen

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Schneebesen.

Image: picture-alliance / dpa / Stockfood

A "Schneebesen" is a wire whisk. The German term, however, is appreciably more poetic since literally translated, it means "snow broom." The name comes from "Eischnee" (egg-snow), which means whipped egg white, or meringue. Using your snow broom and plenty of energy, you can whip up some pure white "egg-snow," or at least make some scrambled eggs.

Skip next section Explore more

Explore more

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW

More stories from DW