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Hecht.

pike (fish), luce

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛçt/
  1. pike (fish), luce

    masculine · strong
  2. a bloke, a guy, especially an admired, self-confident, or arrogant one

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic *hakiþaz or *hakidaz, ultimately from the root of Haken (“hook”) (English hook). Cognate with Middle Dutch heket, Old Saxon hakth, *hakith, Old English hacod.

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