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Kraxe.

pannier for one's back

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʁaksə/
  1. pannier for one's back

    Austria · Bavaria · feminine
  2. an old, dilapidated vehicle or device

    Austria · Bavaria · derogatory · feminine
  3. illegible lettering

    Austria · Bavaria · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German krechse. Further origin uncertain. One theory derives it from Proto-Slavic *krošňa (“basket”). If so, it would have to be an early borrowing predating both secondary umlaut and the Middle High German development of /sx/ > /ʃ/. Whatever its origins, the word most likely interacted with Middle High German krezze, whence modern Krätze (“basket, pannier”). The form with ‹a› is influenced by Bavarian Kraxn, which compare.

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