mager

Pronunciation: /ˈmaːɡɐ/

“mager” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy)
meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
poor in nutrients or yield in general (e.g. of land)

Etymology

From Old High German magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with Dutch mager, Danish mager, Norwegian Bokmål mager, Norwegian Nynorsk mager, Swedish mager, etc., and with English meagre (through Indo-European via Latin and French).

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