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Protz.

braggard, poseur

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/pʁɔt͡s/
  1. braggard, poseur

    derogatory · masculine · strong · weak
  2. splendor, magnificence, splurge

    derogatory · masculine · strong · weak
  3. tractor with artillery

    masculine · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from regional terms for toad, from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to swell”), just as braggarts inflate themselves with their pride and ego. Further origin is uncertain; speculative connections have been made to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”), whence Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”).

noun/pʁɔt͡s/
  1. coniferous tree with abnormal growth

    masculine · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German broʒ (“bud”), from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to sprout”), which may be of the same origin as Etymology 1.

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