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saufen.

to drink

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzaʊ̯fən/[ˈzäo̯fn̩]/ˈsao̯fn̩/Austria, Bavaria
  1. to drink

    class-2 · intransitive · strong · transitive
  2. to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig

    class-2 · informal · intransitive · strong · transitive
  3. to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)

    class-2 · informal · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German soufen (“to drink, slurp, sink, go down”), from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with Dutch zuipen, Swedish supa (Old Norse súpa), English sup.

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