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Landei

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Landei.

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You wake up to a rooster crowing at 6 a.m. and head across a field to the barn - making sure you don't land in any cow patties along the way. Sound like a typical morning? Or a particularly good morning? Then there's no hiding it: You could be a "Landei." Literally, a Landei is a farm-fresh egg, but city slickers love to use the word to refer to the less cosmopolitan. But don't let them ruffle your feathers - after all, somebody has to collect the eggs!

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