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Schmacht.

need, privation, especially hunger or thirst

8 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃmaxt/
  1. need, privation, especially hunger or thirst ravenous hunger

    feminine · informal · masculine · no-plural · strong
  2. need, privation, especially hunger or thirst craving, desire

    feminine · informal · masculine · no-plural · strong
  3. pining, languour, longing, nostalgia, (most often derogatory) schmaltz, sentimentality

    feminine · masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

From rare, northern Middle High German smaht, later reinforced by Middle Low German smacht. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“little, small”). Related to Schmach.

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