zinke

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Zinke →
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Meanings

zinke1

nounzinke (countable and uncountable, plural zinkes)

plural zinkes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of zink (“musical instrument”).

zinke2

nounzinke (countable and uncountable, plural zinkes)

plural zinkes

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of zinc (“metal”).

    We took an Ounce of filings of Zinke carefully weigh'd […]

    1673, Robert Boyle, Essays of the Strange Subtility, Great Efficacy, Determinate Nature of Effluviums, page 47

Zinke3

proper nounZinke (plural Zinkes)

plural Zinkes

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanZinke
  2. EnglishZinke

Borrowed from German Zinke.

More words from German

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kenzizenik
Cite this entry
APA

zinke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinke

MLA

“zinke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zinke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinke.

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