ERSATZ Meaning of ERSATZ in English [ 'ə:sats , 'ɛ:- ]■ adjective (of a product) made or used as an inferior substitute for something else. ↘not real or genuine: ~ emotion. OriginC19: from Ger., lit. 'replacement'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004