# die Merkel-Raute

die Merkel-Raute is a German noun meaning “a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.”. Forms: der Merkel-Raute, die Merkel-Rauten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Merkel-Raute
- Plural: die Merkel-Rauten

## Meanings

1. a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.

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