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Wachtel.

quail

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvaxtəl/[ˈvaχtəl][ˈvaχtl̩]
  1. quail

    feminine
  2. screw (i.e., prison guard)

    derogatory · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wachtel, wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, wahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”). The sense “prison guard” is due to similarity with the (non-derogatory) synonyms Wache and Wächter.

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