Heinz

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in English entries#HEINZ

Proper noun

Heinz (plural Heinzs or Heinzes)Category:English lemmas#HEINZCategory:English proper nouns#HEINZCategory:English countable nouns#HEINZCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#HEINZCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HEINZCategory:Pages with entries#HEINZCategory:Pages with 2 entries#HEINZ

  1. A surname from GermanCategory:English surnames#HEINZCategory:English surnames from German#HEINZ.
    • 2010, Carolyn Molnar, Compassionate Messenger: True Stories from a Psychic Medium, page 151:
      Three weeks after the couple and their young daughters, Amelia and Jane, had moved into the home, the Heinzs began to suspect their dream house contained the stuff that nightmares are made of.
      Category:English terms with quotations#HEINZ
  2. A male given nameCategory:English given names#HEINZCategory:English male given names#HEINZ.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the H. J. Heinz Company's "57 Varieties" slogan.

Noun

Heinz (plural Heinzes)Category:English lemmas#HEINZCategory:English nouns#HEINZCategory:English countable nouns#HEINZCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HEINZCategory:Pages with entries#HEINZCategory:Pages with 2 entries#HEINZ

  1. (poker slangCategory:en:Poker#HEINZ) A five and a seven as starting cards in Texas hold 'em
  2. (UKCategory:British English#HEINZ, gamblingCategory:en:Gambling#HEINZ, slangCategory:English slang#HEINZ) A full-cover bet of doubles and upwards, consisting of six selections in 57 bets.
Alternative forms

References

Anagrams

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German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

HeinzCategory:German lemmas#HEINZCategory:German proper nouns#HEINZCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#HEINZCategory:Pages with entries#HEINZCategory:Pages with 2 entries#HEINZ

  1. a popular diminutive of the male given name HeinrichCategory:German given names#HEINZCategory:German male given names#HEINZCategory:German diminutives of male given names#HEINZ

Noun

Heinz m (mixed, genitive Heinzen, plural Heinzen)Category:German lemmas#HEINZCategory:German nouns#HEINZCategory:German mixed nouns#HEINZCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#HEINZCategory:German masculine nouns#HEINZCategory:Pages with entries#HEINZCategory:Pages with 2 entries#HEINZ

  1. (Southern GermanyCategory:Southern German#HEINZ) ellipsis of Stiefelheinz (“bootjack”)Category:German ellipses#HEINZ
    Synonym: Stiefelknecht
  2. (Southern GermanyCategory:Southern German#HEINZ) ellipsis of Heuheinz (“[wooden] rack for drying hay, etc.”)Category:German ellipses#HEINZ

Further reading

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