Kurschatten

From Kur (“cure, stay at a health resort”) +‎ Schatten (“shadow; someone who follows or escorts another continuously”). Health resorts are considered fertile ground for affairs because people usually go there unaccompanied (besides other possible factors).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːrˌʃatən/, [ˈku(ː)ɐ̯ˌʃa.tn̩]

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• Hyphenation: Kur‧schat‧ten
• Rhymes: -atn̩

Kurschatten m (strong, genitive Kurschattens, plural Kurschatten)

1. an acquaintance or (most often) erotic affair that one meets during a stay at a health resort or other medical facility