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der Kaffeesatz
   coffee grounds
den Kaffeesatz lesen (idiom)
   to read the coffee grounds (tea leaves)

Kaffeesatz kann im eigenen Garten eine unterschiedliche Verwendung finden.
Coffee grounds can find various uses in your own garden.
Das hast du wohl im Kaffeesatz gelesen.
You can’t be serious. / You’re making that up. (lit., You must have read that in the coffee grounds.)

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Related Words:
der Kaffeesud coffee grounds (Austrian dialect)
der Prütt coffee grounds (Ruhr dialect)
der Teesud (strong) tea brew; (leftover) tea leaves

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