zechen

See also: Zechen

German

Etymology

Zeche + -en

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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