bergmeal

B3E1R1G2M3E1A1L1

noun

An earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.

“Bergmeal was sometimes mixed into food during times of scarcity in Scandanavia.”

OriginGerman Berg →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbergmeal (uncountable)

alternative bergmehl

  1. uncountableAn earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.

    Bergmeal was sometimes mixed into food during times of scarcity in Scandanavia.

  2. uncountablemountain meal

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mountain meal

Origin

  1. GermanBerg“mountain”
  2. Englishbergmeal

From German Berg (“mountain”) + Mehl (“meal”).

More words from German

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: bergmeal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.