Doku
Documentary
Language note: Short for 'Dokumentarfilm.' Germans love their abbreviations!
Culture note: Documentaries are a respected genre in Germany, often about nature or history.
Context: You compromise on watching a documentary about nature on another channel.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Doku
[doe-koo]
Documentary
A non-fiction film or TV program that provides a factual report on a particular subject.
Mit der Fernbedienung fand ich eine interessante Doku.
With the remote, I found an interesting documentary.
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