zechen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Zeche +‎ -en

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtsɛçən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ze‧chen

Verb[edit]

zechen (weak, third-person singular present zecht, past tense zechte, past participle gezecht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, slang) to drink alcohol to excess; to booze
    Synonym: saufen

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Further reading[edit]

  • zechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zechen” in Duden online
  • zechen” in OpenThesaurus.de