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Käfer.

beetle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛː.fɐ//ˈkeː.fɐ/
  1. beetle

    masculine · strong
  2. young girl, wench

    colloquial · dated · masculine · strong
  3. Beetle (Volkswagen Type 1)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German këvere, from Old High German chëvar, chëviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever.

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