noun
dumpling, lump
B1
Kloß means 'dumpling' (culinary) and also 'lump' or mass. It's a masculine noun: der Kloß. Plural is Klöße (umlaut + -e), an irregular change. Declension: der Kloß, die Klöße. Used for traditional German potato or bread dumplings and for lumps, bumps in objects.
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Zum Mittagessen gab es Kartoffelklöße und Soße.
For lunch there were potato dumplings with gravy.
Der Koch servierte den Kloß, nachdem die Suppe auf dem Tisch stand.
The cook served the dumpling after the soup was on the table.
Er spürte einen Kloß im Hals vor lauter Aufregung.
He felt a lump in his throat from all the nerves.
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Picture a round potato dumpling on a plate with sauce.
Think 'closs' like 'clump' — Kloß is a clump or dumpling.
Der Kloß — remember 'der' for many German food items ending in -oß/ -oss (masculine).
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Plural is Klöße. Also used metaphorically (e.g., einen Kloß im Hals haben = to have a lump in one's throat).