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schlachten.

to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlaxtən/[ˈʃlaχtn̩][ˈʃlax-][-tən]
  1. to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)

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Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slahten, from Old High German slahtōn (“slaughter, sacrifice”), from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with Dutch slachten.

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