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ersatz

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er·satz  (rzäts, r-zäts)
adj.
Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See Synonyms at artificial.

[German, replacement, from ersetzen, to replace, from Old High German irsezzan : ir-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + sezzan, to set; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

ersatz n.

ersatz [ˈɛəzæts ˈɜː-]
adj
made in imitation of some natural or genuine product; artificial
n
an ersatz substance or article
[German, from ersetzen to substitute]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
substitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Adj.1.ersatz - artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

ersatz
adjective artificial, substitute, pretend, fake, imitation, synthetic, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, spurious, phoney or phony (informal) an electric fire with ersatz logs
Translations
ersatz [ˈɛəzæts]
A. ADJsucedáneo
B. Nsucedáneo m
ersatz
adjErsatz-; ersatz religionErsatzreligion f; ersatz coffeeKaffee-Ersatz m
nErsatz m
ersatz [ˈɛəzæts] adjsurrogato/a
ersatz coffee → caffè surrogato


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