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schlecken.

to lick, to lap

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlɛ.kən/standard/ˈʃlɛ.kɛn/standard/ˈʃlɛ.ʔŋ̩/often
  1. to lick, to lap

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slecken, from Old High German *slikkon, from Proto-West Germanic *slikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). Cognate with Bavarian schleckn and Dutch slikken.

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