Kupfernickel

See also: kupfernickel

German

Etymology

From Kupfer (“copper”) +‎ Nickel (“insignificant person, goblin”), originally nickname of Nikolaus (“Nicholas”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore.

Noun

Kupfernickel n (genitive Kupfernickels, no plural)

  1. cupronickel
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