Tannenbaum

American  

[tah-nuhn-boum, tan-uhn-boum] / ˈtɑ nənˌbaʊm, ˈtæn ənˌbaʊm /

noun

German.

plural

Tannenbäume,

plural

Tannenbaums

1. a Christmas tree.

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Etymology

Origin of Tannenbaum

Literally, “fir tree”

Example Sentences

“It’s strange that you’re taking the salad you bought and throwing it in the garbage, but there’s this interesting psychology where it’s food, it’s great, you’re putting it in your mouth … and then suddenly it’s in the sink, it’s gross, it’s waste,” Mill Technologies CEO Harry Tannenbaum, whose California startup manufactures high-tech garbage bins that dehydrate kitchen waste into chicken feed, told Slate.

From Slate

"You look at her and know immediately, oh, this girl is different," music journalist and author Rob Tannenbaum told me.

From Salon

NaVorro Bowman Jr. contributed 20 points, Zachary White 12 points and Micha Tannenbaum 10 points.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, the songwriter and producer Dan Tannenbaum, known as Bekon, recalled that in the studio Hozier “would often say, ‘Oh, I don’t know, there’s a lot of people doing that right now’” in response to “overly commercial” suggestions.

From New York Times

Tannenbaum, who has writing and production credits on “Too Sweet” and a majority of the tracks on “Unreal Unearth,” said he felt certain that with Hozier’s “sense of self” the music “would be tasteful, yet with the hope of being successful, heard by many.”

From New York Times