Leberkäse

• Leberkäs, Leberkas, Leberkaas (dialectal)

The first part is probably either from Middle High German leiba (“remainder”), lab (“to clot”) or German Laib (“loaf”); the second part is Käse (“cheese”), although it seems to come originally from Kasten (“box”). By folk etymology it was interpreted as Leber (“liver”) +‎ Käse (“cheese”), for which reason liver (and even cheese) are sometimes added to the dish.

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈleːbɐˌkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Le‧ber‧kä‧se

Leberkäse m (strong, genitive Leberkäses, plural Leberkäse)

1. Leberkäse (a dish similar to meat loaf, popular in southern Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland)

• “Leberkäse” in Duden online
• “Leberkäse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache