die Zigarettenkippe
Translation
cigarette butt, cigarette end, fag end
Examples
Wirf die Zigarettenkippe nicht auf die Straße.
Don't throw the cigarette butt on the street.
Der Aschenbecher ist voller Zigarettenkippen.
The ashtray is full of cigarette butts.
Grammar Patterns
to throw ((sth.)) ((onto sth.)) Man sollte keine Zigarettenkippen auf den Boden werfen.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Stummel (stub)
Etymology
From 'Zigarette' (cigarette) and 'kippen' (to tip, to dump). The part that is 'tipped' away.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone 'kippen' (tipping) their 'Zigarette' into an ashtray.