ERSATZ


Meaning of ERSATZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ˌsäts, -ˌzäts, er-ˈ; ˈər-ˌsats ]

adjective

Etymology: German ersatz-, from Ersatz, noun, substitute

Date: 1875

: being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

ersatz turf

ersatz intellectuals

• ersatz noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.