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muffen.

to have a moldy smell

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmʊfən/[ˈmʊfɱ̩]
  1. to have a moldy smell

    colloquial · weak
  2. to stink

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German muffen (“to have a moldy smell”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to modder (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“sediment”). However, compare Old High German *muff (“mold”).

verb/ˈmʊfən/[ˈmʊfɱ̩]
  1. to apply sleeves to or in sleeve technique

    weak
Where this word comes from

Denominal from Muffe.

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