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die Rhabarbermarmelade (-n)  rhubarb jam

Barbara, reich mir doch bitte die Rhabarbermarmelade.
Barbara, would you please pass me the rhubarb jam.

Note: "Rhabarbermarmelade" won 5th place in a German contest for the most beautiful German word. This week we'll introduce the top five winners, with the number-one word on Friday. Over 22,000 entries were received from 111 countries for the schönstes deutsches Wort contest.

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