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Tran.

train oil; oil extracted from the fatty tissue (blubber) of certain polar mammals

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[tʁaːn]
  1. train oil; oil extracted from the fatty tissue (blubber) of certain polar mammals

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German trān (“tear”), from Old Saxon *trahn, Proto-West Germanic *trahnu (“tear”). Doublet of Träne.

noun[tʁaːn]
  1. delirium (chiefly used in the expression im Tran)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Etymology 1 above in the sense of "drops (tears) of alcohol." Compare Träne.

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