noun
apricot
B1
Means apricot. Noun: die Marille (singular), plural Marillen. Regional term mainly used in Austria and parts of southern Germany; standard German is Aprikose. Declines regularly (der Marille, die Marillen). Common in culinary contexts and recipes, especially Austrian cuisine and markets, and for jam-making.
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In Österreich esse ich im Sommer gerne eine Marille.
In Austria I like to eat an apricot in summer.
Da die Region viele Marillen erntete, backte die Konditorei einen Kuchen, den man den Touristen anbot.
Because the region harvested many apricots, the pastry shop baked a cake that was offered to the tourists.
In Österreich isst man gerne Marillenknödel.
In Austria, people like to eat apricot dumplings.
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Picture a bright orange apricot with a little label that says 'Marille' in cursive.
Sounds a bit like 'marry-lee' — imagine marrying a ripe apricot named Lee.
die — many German feminine nouns end in -e (Marille ends in -e), so remember 'die Marille'.
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Marille is the Austrian/Bavarian term for apricot; in other German-speaking areas 'Aprikose' is more common. Use Marille mainly in Austrian contexts.