die Zigarettenkippe
Translation
cigarette butt
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.)) One shouldn't throw cigarette butts on the ground.
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.