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keuchen.

to gasp

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɔʏ̯çən/[ˈkɔʏ̯çn̩]
  1. to gasp

    weak
  2. to pant

    weak
Where this word comes from

From a conflation of Middle High German kuchen (“to breathe”) (from Proto-Germanic *kuh-) and kīchen (“to breathe hard; pant; gasp; wheeze”), ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Dutch kuchen, English cough.

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